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Transaction HealthcareHealthcare Investment Insights: From Noncompetes to AIZak Eisenberg is the Vice President of Merritt Healthcare Advisors, which provides investment banking services to healthcare services organizations. In his role, he manages the strategic development and execution of ASC, surgical hospital, and physician practice transactions. Zak specializes in sourcing and analyzing transactions and capital and negotiating and structuring investments. Previously, he was a Biofund Venture Analyst at New Orleans Bioinnovation Center, a biotech and life science-focused venture capital firm, and led the analysis team at a renewable energy-focused private equity firm. In this episode… AI can reduce healthcare costs and enhance patient journeys. Ho...
2024-05-2318 min
The Banker's CornerInvestor Interest: What’s Happening in Home Healthcare?On this episode of The Banker's Corner, McGuireWoods' Geoff Cockrell invites Barry Freeman, Managing Director of Lincoln International’s U.S. healthcare industry team, to discuss trends and investing opportunities in home health, hospice, and palliative care.Barry shares his in-depth knowledge of the home healthcare space including the key takeaways he learned at the recent Home Care 100 industry event. From labor shortages making it difficult to find trained professionals to an increase in demand as care at home becomes the future of the industry, there is currently a lot of attention on the home hea...
2022-03-0419 minThe Banker's CornerThe Prognosis for Healthcare M&A Heading Into 2022On this premiere episode of The Banker's Corner, McGuireWoods' Geoff Cockrell sits down with Justin Hand, Managing Director at Westcove Partners, to discuss the trends, solutions, and business issues affecting the healthcare private equity market.2021 concluded with a flurry of activity for the healthcare market, setting the stage for this timely conversation. Many deals were squeezed in and closed at the 11th hour, with many more carried over into the new year.With the past year ending on such a high note, what drives these trends? And what can we expect in 2022? For on...
2022-01-2818 min
The Corner SeriesThe Legal Implications of Board-Driven Decision Making (Pt. 2)In the premiere episode of The Professor’s Corner, David Pivnick, Partner at McGuireWoods, shared best board practices to mitigate risk when making challenging decisions. In this follow-up episode, David expands on a larger trend in healthcare litigation: private equity funds are finding themselves legally responsible for the activity of the companies in their portfolio.David believes these claims are driven primarily from the whistleblower bar and not the Department of Justice. By leaning on Qui Tam laws, litigators can cast a wide net in who they name in their court filings.Despite these cases be...
2021-12-2811 minThe Corner SeriesThe Legal Implications of Board-Driven Decision MakingA recent whistleblower case in Massachusetts has rocked the widely accepted notion that private equity investors are insulated from risk beyond the scope of their financial investment.In the case, the Massachusetts Attorney General pursued claims for purportedly improper and fraudulent billing against the underlying healthcare provider but also pursued the private equity fund that invested in the entity and had board members involved at the management level.While the case ended in a settlement for the private equity fund, it’s important to remember that the fund neither accepted nor denied guilt in the si...
2021-12-0218 min
Across the TableThe Consolidation of Healthcare — What Does it Mean for Investors?Investment in the healthcare sector is as strong as ever, but balancing risk and profit can be tricky when it comes to consolidation. Doctors want reassurance and investors want lucrative deals.How do you find the balance? Rajesh Kothari, Founder and Managing Director of Cascade Partners, offers his insight and experience on the outlook of investing in healthcare services in a seller’s market. It is becoming more and more difficult to survive as a solo practitioner in today’s healthcare world, and the consolidation of healthcare services is continuing at a steady rate. ...
2021-07-3031 minAcross the TableThe Emerging Models of Home HealthcareUndeniably, the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the lives of billions across the world. It's caused great suffering, altered the way we go about our daily lives, and transformed the healthcare industry too.One major consequence of the pandemic: the shift toward home health."Families recognize the imperative of trying to keep their loved ones comfortable and safe in their home," says Barry Freeman, Managing Director of Lincoln U.S.' healthcare industry team.That's not the only difference in the healthcare industry. Along with this shift toward home health, the industry is also...
2021-01-2836 min