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Geoff is the immediate past chair of the firm’s private equity group where he served for over a decade. He also formerly served on the firm’s Board of Partners. He has a wide scope of experience in mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions. His mergers and acquisition experience, representing private equity sponsors, strategic purchasers and sellers extends across a diverse number of industries with a primary focus on healthcare provider services transactions. Geoff is a national contributor both at conferences and in publications on a wide array of issues unique to the private equity industry. He regularly contributes to Law360’s Healthcare and Private Equity sections, and is an author of The Healthcare Investor, a blog on healthcare finance topics.

Arlington Capital Partners has announced it has agreed to sell Riverpoint Medical to Novanta.

Riverpoint, founded in 2008 and based in Portland, Oregon, designs, develops and markets medical devices for the healthcare and veterinary markets. The company specializes in

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McGuireWoods partner and host Geoff Cockrell invites colleague Amy Cassalia — whose practice is heavily weighted on life sciences transactions — to share insights about the post-closing period of these complex deals. The wide-ranging conversation covers the dynamics of

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Eir Partners has acquired a controlling interest in QuartzBio, according to a news release.

QuartzBio, founded in 2012 and based in Frederick, Maryland, is a life science technology company that provides connected sample and biomarker intelligence for clinical-stage

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How did Allied Digestive Health build a gastroenterology program that’s “second to none” with roughly 200 gastroenterologists across New York and New Jersey? CEO Matt Devine unpacks the strategies, such as investing in technology and having one EMR across

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This special episode is a crossover between The Corner Series and Provident’s Healthcare DealCast released across both McGuireWoods’ and Provident Healthcare Partners’ channels.

McGuireWoods partner Geoff Cockrell is joined by Steve Grassa, director of Provident Healthcare Partners, for

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Avista Healthcare Partners has acquired Bentec Medical from Greyrock Capital Group and Hermitage Equity Partners, according to a news release.

Bentec, founded in 1994 and headquartered in Woodland, California, is a manufacturer of complex, silicone-based medical device components

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