Water Street Healthcare Partners

Congratulations to Paula Brown Stafford, newly appointed CEO of Allucent!   Paula succeeds Mark A. Goldberg, MD, who spearheaded Allucent’s transformation into a global CRO serving mid-size #biopharmaceutical businesses following its partnership with Water Street in 2018.   With more than 35 years of #lifesciences experience, including at Quintiles (now IQVIA), Paula will spearhead the next phase of Allucent’s strategic expansion.   Please join us in extending a warm welcome to Paula and thanking Mark, who will continue to serve as chairman of the board. To read more, click here: https://lnkd.in/g7F2eHEA

We are thrilled to announce the promotions of Dan Malek, Jeremy Champine, Hunter Schmidt and Sam Franco to Senior Associates!   Since joining us in 2021, each has made a tremendous impact in supporting our work focused on building market-leading companies in #healthcare.   In addition to their exceptional work, they have played critical roles in building our strong, fun and positive culture.   Please join us in congratulating Dan, Jeremy, Hunter and Sam on their well-deserved promotions!

We are excited to welcome our summer intern Abigail Hoyt!   Abigail joins us through our partnership with the Illinois Venture Capital Association (IVCA) and its Scholar Program.   She is a rising junior at Duke University with a major in chemistry and a dual minor in finance and theater studies.    A proud Duke Basketball fan, Abigail enjoys doing improv, listening to podcasts, and playing volleyball. We’re thrilled to have her with us this summer!

Congratulations to Christine Shtepani on being recognized by The University of Chicago Booth School of Business with a 2024 Student Entrepreneurship Award! Christine also was a member of the team that won Booth’s Private Equity Case Challenge, which Water Street proudly sponsors every year. Christine will join our #investment team following her graduation this summer and support our work focused on building market-leading businesses in #healthcare. To read more about Christine and her recent award, click here: https://lnkd.in/gEF7hQAj

We are delighted to introduce Kevin Gould who will work with our team on opportunities to invest in #lifescience and #diagnostics businesses. With more than two decades of #healthcare leadership experience, Kevin helped build Cliniqa into a premier provider to the in vitro diagnostics industry, culminating in the business joining forces with Bio-Techne. He also served in senior positions with SeraCare Life Sciences and Thermo Fisher Scientific, and most recently was CEO of Axion BioSystems.

Proud to support Solvias and its expansion of laboratory testing centers empowering #lifescience organizations with their critical work in developing life-changing therapies.

Congratulations to Geoff Gross and the Medical Guardian team on acquiring MobileHelp. It marks another important step in our work together to advance Medical Guardian’s mission of empowering senior adults to live a life without limits. With the number of Americans aged 65 and older rising, Medical Guardian partnered with us in 2020 to expand its suite of solutions that support seniors with living independently and safely, including personal emergency response systems and remote patient monitoring. To learn more about Medical Guardian and its latest acquisition, click here: https://lnkd.in/gkqtzeb5   #Healthcare #Acquisition #BusinessGrowth #Innovation #MedicalGuardian

Our Managing Director of Europe Boris Bernstein enjoyed meeting with founders and executives of life science businesses at Finance Days 2024 earlier this month.   Boris shared how strategic investment firms such as Water Street are an option for founders to consider as they look at ways to grow their businesses.   Thank you to Karin Hofelich and Plattform Life Sciences for the opportunity to participate in this dynamic forum. We were honored to be part of it! #ThrowbackThursday #EmployeeSpotlight #LifeSciences

We are delighted to welcome Alexander Ingram to our team as Vice President, Technology.    He will support our family of healthcare companies with technology initiatives and spearhead our IT and digital strategies.   Alex has significant experience collaborating with life sciences, biotech, and healthcare services organizations, most recently in his role at EY-Parthenon, where he led software and technology due diligence engagements.   A graduate of Wabash College, Alex contributes significant time to the West African Health & Education Foundation, an organization he co-founded to provide medical outreach and educational services to local communities. #Healthcare #Technology #Innovation #LifeSciences #DigitalTransformation

“Be intentional about the work you’re doing.” Every day, our team is working with #leadership teams toward achieving a shared goal: building market-leading businesses that are positively impacting #healthcare. In 2023, we advanced this work, investing in growth initiatives to support our family of companies with bringing new #pharmaceutical and medical products to market, broadening their services focused on improving the cost and quality of healthcare, and expanding their geographic footprint to serve customers on a global scale. To learn more about how we’re working with healthcare companies to advance their growth objectives, visit Water Street Annual Review 2023: https://lnkd.in/gYa9ynam