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Healthcare & Life Sciences

ICONIA PARTNERS brings significant M&A advisory experience across the Healthcare sector, with particular depth in physician-owned practices, specialty healthcare services, ambulatory surgery centers, healthcare technology, and venture-stage life sciences companies. Our Managing Director Matthew Carpenter led the Healthcare vertical at Philpott, Ball & Werner for nearly two decades – advising physician groups, specialty practices, and healthcare services companies on sell-side M&A transactions, capital raising, and strategic alternatives.

We advise healthcare companies across the full transaction lifecycle across both capital raising and M&A – from early-stage capital raises, to pre-sale preparation through buyer outreach, negotiation, due diligence, and closing.

Healthcare Credentials

Managing Director-level healthcare M&A experience spanning nearly two decades. Direct relationships with health systems, PE-backed healthcare platforms, and healthcare-focused private equity firms. Experience across physician practices, ASCs, specialty oncology, healthcare education, and life sciences.

Related Transactions

Carolina Specialty Oncology ($18M) → UNC Rex Healthcare · PRIME Education ($45M) → DW Healthcare Partners (PE)

Core Focus Areas

Physician Practices & Specialty Healthcare

CORE VERTICAL
  • Physician-owned practices (single & multi-specialty)

  • Specialty oncology and cancer care

  • Ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs)

  • Urgent care and outpatient services

  • Behavioral health and mental health services

Healthcare Services & Technology

CORE VERTICAL
  • Healthcare education and training companies

  • Healthcare IT and revenue cycle management

  • Telehealth and digital health platforms

  • Home health and hospice services

  • Medical devices and diagnostics

  • Healthcare staffing and workforce solutions

Life Sciences & Venture Healthcare

CORE VERTICAL
  • Pharmaceuticals and Biotech

  • Clinical-stage drug development

  • Oncology and specialty therapeutics

  • Medical devices

  • Digital Health


Healthcare Acquirer Landscape

STRATEGIC BUYERS
  • Regional and national health systems

  • PE-backed physician practice platforms

  • Healthcare-focused private equity firms

  • Specialty healthcare roll-up platforms

  • Academic medical centers

  • Strategic corporate acquirers

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1213 W Morehead St 5th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28208

Brisbane City, Queensland, 4000

@2026 ICONIA PARTNERS PTY LTD All Rights Reserved

Securities are offered through Finalis Securities LLC Member FINRA / SIPC. Vortex Capital is not a registered broker-dealer, and Finalis Securities LLC and ICONIA PARTNERS are separate, unaffiliated entities. ICONIA PARTNERS (the "ICONIA PARTNERS Website") is a website operated by ICONIA PARTNERS, a privately held Australian proprietary limited company. ICONIA PARTNERS provides financial and strategic consulting services, mergers and acquisitions advisory, fairness opinions, and related services. Disclaimer: This website is for informational purposes only, is not an offer, solicitation, recommendation, or commitment for any transaction, or to buy or sell any security or other financial product, and is not intended as investment advice or as a confirmation of any transaction. Products and services on this website may not be available to residents of certain jurisdictions. Please consult with a Finalis Securities registered representative regarding the product or service in question for further information. Investments involve risk and are not guaranteed to appreciate. Any market price, indicative value, estimate, view, opinion, data, or other information herein is not warranted as to completeness or accuracy, is subject to change without notice, and ICONIA PARTNERS PTY LTD, along with Finalis Securities LLC, accepts no liability for its use or for updating or keeping it current. Transaction experience and track record reflect the collective professional history of ICONIA PARTNERS' team members and advisors, including transactions executed at prior firms. Corporate logos do not represent endorsements.

Let's do something great together

1213 W Morehead St 5th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28208

Brisbane City, Queensland, 4000

@2026 ICONIA PARTNERS PTY LTD All Rights Reserved

Securities are offered through Finalis Securities LLC Member FINRA / SIPC. Vortex Capital is not a registered broker-dealer, and Finalis Securities LLC and ICONIA PARTNERS are separate, unaffiliated entities. ICONIA PARTNERS (the "ICONIA PARTNERS Website") is a website operated by ICONIA PARTNERS, a privately held Australian proprietary limited company. ICONIA PARTNERS provides financial and strategic consulting services, mergers and acquisitions advisory, fairness opinions, and related services. Disclaimer: This website is for informational purposes only, is not an offer, solicitation, recommendation, or commitment for any transaction, or to buy or sell any security or other financial product, and is not intended as investment advice or as a confirmation of any transaction. Products and services on this website may not be available to residents of certain jurisdictions. Please consult with a Finalis Securities registered representative regarding the product or service in question for further information. Investments involve risk and are not guaranteed to appreciate. Any market price, indicative value, estimate, view, opinion, data, or other information herein is not warranted as to completeness or accuracy, is subject to change without notice, and ICONIA PARTNERS PTY LTD, along with Finalis Securities LLC, accepts no liability for its use or for updating or keeping it current. Transaction experience and track record reflect the collective professional history of ICONIA PARTNERS' team members and advisors, including transactions executed at prior firms. Corporate logos do not represent endorsements.

Let's do something great together

1213 W Morehead St 5th Floor, Charlotte, North Carolina, 28208

Brisbane City, Queensland, 4000

@2026 ICONIA PARTNERS PTY LTD All Rights Reserved

Securities are offered through Finalis Securities LLC Member FINRA / SIPC. Vortex Capital is not a registered broker-dealer, and Finalis Securities LLC and ICONIA PARTNERS are separate, unaffiliated entities. ICONIA PARTNERS (the "ICONIA PARTNERS Website") is a website operated by ICONIA PARTNERS, a privately held Australian proprietary limited company. ICONIA PARTNERS provides financial and strategic consulting services, mergers and acquisitions advisory, fairness opinions, and related services. Disclaimer: This website is for informational purposes only, is not an offer, solicitation, recommendation, or commitment for any transaction, or to buy or sell any security or other financial product, and is not intended as investment advice or as a confirmation of any transaction. Products and services on this website may not be available to residents of certain jurisdictions. Please consult with a Finalis Securities registered representative regarding the product or service in question for further information. Investments involve risk and are not guaranteed to appreciate. Any market price, indicative value, estimate, view, opinion, data, or other information herein is not warranted as to completeness or accuracy, is subject to change without notice, and ICONIA PARTNERS PTY LTD, along with Finalis Securities LLC, accepts no liability for its use or for updating or keeping it current. Transaction experience and track record reflect the collective professional history of ICONIA PARTNERS' team members and advisors, including transactions executed at prior firms. Corporate logos do not represent endorsements.