Where’s My Cash? Dispelling A Common Misconception About PE-Backed Acquisitions

Physician practice owners are often surprised to learn how private equity (PE)-backed companies structure their acquisitions and the relatively small amount of cash paid at closing. It’s significantly less than owners (sellers) expected. Below is a simple breakdown of how the proceeds from a typical PE acquisition work. The selling price is generally paid in […]

Bradley Smith ATP, CMAAManaging Director/ Partner, Vertess

Financial Times Ranks Medjimurje Among Top 10 Regions for Attracting Foreign Investment

Excellent recognition for one Croatian region when it comes to attracting foreign investments. “We’re the only county to have had a higher GDP in 2014 than in 2008, and in this period, we recorded the highest salary growth in Croatia,” Medjimurje County’s prefect stated. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 1st of March, 2018, the Croatian region […]

Miroslav Lisjak, MScPartner, Alias Consulting

Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions: Stats, Predictions and Guidance

Over the past few months, as 2018 wound down and 2019 kicked into high gear, we’ve seen a steady flow of reports analyzing U.S. healthcare merger and acquisition (M&A) activity from last year and outlining predictions for this year. Let’s examine what these reports identified as some of the key developments of the year that […]

Bradley Smith ATP, CMAAManaging Director/ Partner, Vertess

International Acquisition Opportunity

Our buyers are not just USA-based. We also work with international acquirers and sellers. So today we are profiling a “Japanese Strategic” Company. Our Japanese Strategic Company is looking for you for acquisition and/or commercialization if you meet the following criteria: ·     Have FDA Clearance ·     Have IP or Proprietary trade secrets ·     Anesthesia Products […]

Florence BlackFounder, MedWorld Advisors

Expanding Our Team – Patrick Van Rizin joins MedWorld Advisors as Managing Director

We are happy to announce that Patrick Van Rizin has joined MedWorld Advisors as a Managing Director. Patrick is an accomplished Senior Executive with over 25 years of leadership experience in Medical Technology and Healthcare IT. Skilled in leading international organizations, M&A strategy, technology assessment & partnerships, cross-functional teams, software & hardware product development projects, […]

Dave SheppardPrincipal, MedWorld Advisors

Areagest joins IR as the exclusive Business Advisory Services Member in Portugal

IR Global, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Matilde Carvalho e Campos of Areagest. Matilde has joined IR as our exclusive Business Advisory Services Member in Portugal. Matilde Carvalho e Campos is an Economist, Certified Public Accountant and Partner of Areagest Serviços Gestão. She is also a financial and […]

Dave Turgeon Joins VERTESS As A New Managing Director

Tucson, Arizona, January 28, 2019 – Leading healthcare M+A advisory firm, VERTESS, announced today that Dave Turgeon, a seasoned professional in the behavioural healthcare and I/DD space, has joined the company as a Managing Director. As part of several private equity-backed companies focused on growth, Dave played a central role in the acquisition of hundreds […]

Bradley Smith ATP, CMAAManaging Director/ Partner, Vertess

Investment in Germany 2019 – Law & Tax

An overview of German taxation regulations concerning different types of enterprises as well as a summary of conditions to be fulfilled. With more than 200 employees at 4 locations, Franz Reißner Treuhand GmbH is one of the larger medium-sized auditors in North Rhine-Westphalia. With its sister companies, it forms the FRTG Group and is labelled […]

Why Getting A Valuation Of Your Healthcare Company Should Be The Most Important Thing You Do In 2019

The healthcare industry continues to be an evolving and complex industry, and federal and state laws and regulations that govern the industry and business transactions are equally changing and complex. Intriguingly, given the volatile healthcare industry, owners of a healthcare business/practice rarely seek to understand the value of their company unless they consider it a […]

Bradley Smith ATP, CMAAManaging Director/ Partner, Vertess