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Geoffrey serves as the chair of the firm's private equity group. He has a wide scope of experience spanning mergers and acquisitions, senior and mezzanine lending, venture capital investments and private equity fund formation.

There are already big players in the pediatric and orthodontic space, so what inspired Ananya Shah and Will MacInnis to launch their own dental service organization? The answer lies in untapped markets and “a ton of opportunity.”

With host 

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At six months out, Seva Dental Team – Naimish Patel’s second venture in the dental consolidation arena – is already as successful as his first operation was at three years. What’s driving Seva’s fast-track? “We believe in picking a

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M&A activity in the healthcare space has slowed since 2022, but with stable interest rates and creative deal structuring, activity should increase going forward.

Host Geoff Cockrell is joined by Jamie Heidbreder, managing director in Fifth Third’s

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Blackstone will acquire Chartis from Audax Private Equity, according to a news release. Audax will remain invested in the company.

Chartis, founded in 2001 and based in Chicago, is a healthcare advisory firm with brands including Chartis, Jarrard

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Michael Pennington used his background in middle-market investment banking to establish Platinum Dermatology Partners eight years ago. Now with 400 providers across five states, the physician-owned practice is thriving in a marketplace beset by challenges such as wage inflation

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Consello Capital has announced its acquisition of EHE Health.

EHE, founded in 1913 and based in New York, is a national network provider of preventive healthcare to employers.

Consello Capital is the private equity arm of Consello, which was

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FFL Partners has announced it has invested in Medicus IT.

Medicus, founded in 2004 and based in Alpharetta, Georgia, is a healthcare-focused IT managed services provider.

FFL, based in San Francisco, invests in middle market companies within healthcare

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Triton Pacific Healthcare Partners has announced the closing of its sale of BioMatrix Specialty Infusion Pharmacy to Frazier Healthcare Partners. 

BioMatrix, founded in 2001 and based in Plantation, Florida, is a provider of specialty infusion services in the United

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