Transaction Healthcare

Dean Gould is a Member of Dykema Gossett PLLC, a national full-service law firm. In his role, he advises healthcare industry clients and dental service organizations (DSOs) on strategic transactions, including acquisitions, mergers, recapitalizations, and divestitures. Dean also assists clients in forming regulatory-compliant practice management structures and equity incentive arrangements for key...

Zak 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,...

Rani Khetarpal is the Co-founder and CEO of NavPoint Health, a company dedicated to advancing patient navigation and care coordination through innovative technology solutions. With over 25 years of experience across pharmaceuticals, digital health, and value-based care, she brings a strategic and mission-driven approach to transforming healthcare. Previously, she held leadership roles at companies...

Dusty Majumdar is the CEO of PredxBio, a precision pathology company leveraging AI and spatial biology to transform cancer diagnostics and therapeutics. With over two decades of leadership experience in precision healthcare, he has held senior roles at the American Society of Clinical Oncology, IBM, Exact Sciences, and GE Healthcare. Dusty has spoken at numerous forums, including The Economist War...

Christopher (Chris) Raphaely is the Co-chair of the Health Care & Life Sciences Practice Group at Cozen O'Connor, a full-service law firm with practices in litigation, business, and government relations. In his role, he provides transactional and regulatory counsel to various healthcare providers and investors.  With nearly three decades of experience in the healthcare industry, Chris specializes...

Zak 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,...

Zak 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,...

Zak 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,...

Bart Walker is a Partner at McGuireWoods, an international law firm, and a co-leader of the firm's healthcare and life sciences industry team. In his role, he focuses on healthcare mergers and acquisitions, strategic joint ventures, and regulatory compliance, advising healthcare providers, private equity sponsors, and lenders. Bart's clients include hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, dental se...

Dr. Michelle Nguyen, MD, is a Gastroenterology Specialist at Unio Specialty Care, a multi-specialty physician practice. As a board-certified gastroenterologist, she has over 15 years of experience specializing in esophageal diseases and quality metrics in colonoscopy. Dr. Nguyen has held leadership positions, including Chief of Gastroenterology in Santa Cruz and an Infusion Site Lead at the Palo A...

Chen Sagiv, PhD, is the Co-founder and Co-CEO of DeePathology, which provides AI solutions for digital pathology. She is also the Co-founder and Co-CEO of SagivTech Ltd., a firm dedicated to image processing, computer vision, and GPU computing. Through her work, Chen empowers pathologists with AI tools to enhance diagnostic accuracy and efficiency.  In this episode… The rapid advancements in artif...

John Nantz is the Founding Partner of Redwood Advisors, a firm delivering strategic, organizational, and digital consulting projects to high-growth midsize companies. With over a decade of experience as a management consultant, he has led over 50 consulting projects across various industries, serving clients such as Johnson & Johnson Diabetes Solutions, National Geographic, and NASA Education. Bef...

Gary Herschman is a Member of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., a firm specializing in healthcare and life sciences, where Gary co-chairs the healthcare transactions and M&A group. With over 30 years of experience in healthcare M&A, he represents hospitals, ASCs, physician groups, and home healthcare companies in consolidations, affiliations, joint ventures, physician alignments, and more. Among his m...

Zak 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,...

Zak 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,...

Zak 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,...

Zak 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,...

Zak 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,...

Zak 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,...

Zak 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,...

Zak 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,...

In this episode of Transaction Healthcare, we are joined by Matt Hicks, Managing Partner at Excellere Partners, to discuss the investment landscape within the musculoskeletal space. We explore the macro trends driving patient demand, the shift of surgical opportunities from hospitals to other settings, and the importance of physician alignment. Tune in to learn about the factors shaping the future...

Matt Searles and Dr. Jay Pruzansky of Merritt continue their conversation with Julie La Plata and Herd Midkiff from JTaylor, a consulting firm in Fort Worth, Texas, on practice valuations, multiples and overall macro trends. They discuss how physician practices can evaluate their opportunities to grow and improve their position in the market.

Matt Searles and Dr. Jay Pruzansky of Merritt are joined by Julie La Plata and Herd Midkiff from JTaylor, a consulting firm in Fort Worth, Texas. This episode focuses on a very common question, what's my practice worth? They go deep on valuation, multiples, revenue, and profit, as well as how practices can grow in the right way to add value to their potential sale.

In this episode, the second of the two part series, the three go deeper on the business model of practice management platforms, challenge various ideological points of view, including doctors who want to stay their own boss. These concerns are shared by physicians when they consider taking on a private equity partner and leaving traditional private practice.