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HPE New York 2021: The Need for Speed

by McDermott Will & Emery | Oct 26, 2021 | Health Private Equity

In today’s supercharged private equity market, being a buyer is a tricky position. It’s tough to win deals and even more challenging to get them signed and closed on sellers’ extremely tight deadlines. Krist Werling, partner and co-head of the Private Equity Practice Group at McDermott, was joined by industry leaders to discuss these issues and the dynamics facing those on the buy side of healthcare private equity. The panel included:

Paige Daly, Partner, Harvest Partners
Sean Dempsey, Partner, Sheridan Capital Partners
Carmine Petrone, Managing Director, Advent International
Neel Varshney, MD, Founding Partner, Patient Square Capital

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Watch the session recording here.

HPE New York 2021: Big Bankers Breakfast

by McDermott Will & Emery | Oct 26, 2021 | Health Private Equity

The second year of the Biden administration and the potential ending of a world-shifting pandemic will surely shape the 2022 healthcare investing market. To gain insight on the year ahead, Curtis Lane, founder of WindRose Health Investors, hosted a panel with some of the leading voices in investment banking. Panelists joining Lane included:

Fritz Buerger, Managing Director, Healthcare, Healthcare Services, William Blair
Richard Harding, Managing Director and Head of the US Private Equity Solutions Group, Moelis & Company
Philip Pucciarelli, Partner, Perella Weinberg Partners
Geoffrey Smith, Managing Director and Co-Head of the Healthcare & Life Sciences Group, Harris Williams

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Watch the session recording here.

HPE New York 2021: Super Charging Sellers’ Strategies

by McDermott Will & Emery | Oct 26, 2021 | Health Private Equity

Fueled by historically low interest rates, all time high levels of committed—but unallocated—capital and impending tax reform, private equity deal volume and values have reached new, record-breaking heights, and they continue to rise during what everyone predicts will be a very strong fourth quarter. Frank Steinherr, co-head of the Private Equity Practice Group at McDermott, was joined by industry leaders to make sense of this very frothy and seller-friendly deal environment. The panel included:

Megan Preiner, Partner, Thomas H. Lee Partners
Geoff Lieberthal, Partner, Two Sigma Impact
Chris Harris, Managing Partner, FFL Partners

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Watch the session recording here.

HPE New York 2021: Prepare for Tomorrow

by McDermott Will & Emery | Oct 26, 2021 | Health Private Equity, Uncategorized

Kevin Miller—a partner at McDermott Will & Emery whose practice largely focuses on the securities, tax and regulatory aspects of complex transactions—moderated a panel during HPE New York 2021 that looked at how government actions will impact the market. The panel feature: