LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Intrepid Investment Bankers, a leading middle-market investment bank, announced today that Jonathan Bluth has joined as Head of its Healthcare Group to lead the growth of the firm in this rapidly consolidating sector. Mr. Bluth joins Intrepid with more than 15 years of healthcare finance experience, having assisted clients in mandates including buy-side and sell-side M&A, capital raising and management consulting. His transactional experience includes key execution roles in the healthcare investment banking group at Deloitte Corporate Finance LLC and the healthcare M&A group at Cowen and Company. He has advised companies in various healthcare sectors, including: hospitals, physician groups, dental services, home health, hospice, behavioral health, revenue cycle management, healthcare IT, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals.
“Healthcare is one of the largest and most dynamic sectors of the economy, with mergers and acquisitions constantly transforming the landscape,” said Ed Bagdasarian, CEO and Managing Director of Intrepid. “We are thrilled to have Jonathan lead our efforts in building a dedicated healthcare advisory group, expanding our existing track record in this industry. The formation of the Healthcare Group builds on our strategy to deliver dedicated investment banking expertise in key sectors of the economy where we bring depth of experience.”
“The healthcare industry is in the midst of rapid consolidation across multiple sectors,” said Jonathan Bluth, Head of the Healthcare Group at Intrepid. “We are seeing both strategic buyers and financial investors bid aggressively on companies that offer innovative approaches to cost containment, data analytics, self-pay management, or value-based care management,” continued Mr. Bluth. “I look forward to partnering with my new colleagues at Intrepid to source and execute capital raises as well as buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions for healthcare companies throughout the continuum of care.”
Mr. Bluth received an M.B.A. from UCLA Anderson School of Management and a B.A. from the University of Pennsylvania.
About Intrepid’s Healthcare Group
Intrepid’s Healthcare Group is dedicated to providing strategic advice across a broad range of healthcare services including: behavioral health, dental, device, distribution, healthcare IT, hospitals, pharmacy, physician practice management, post-acute care, and revenue cycle management. Our team maintains extensive relationships with strategic buyers and financial sponsors in these sectors and has assisted middle-market companies with their financing and M&A advisory needs.
To learn more, contact Jonathan Bluth, Senior Vice President and Head of the Healthcare Group, at jbluth@intrepidib.com or 310-478-9000.
About INTREPID
Intrepid Investment Bankers is a specialty investment bank that provides M&A, capital raising and strategic advisory services to middle-market companies across various industry sectors. We have a unique culture rooted in our founders’ successful 30-year history of advising entrepreneur and family-owned businesses, financial sponsors and major corporations. We believe that every company has an entrepreneurial passion that drives it and a story that defines it. We deliver unconventional results through our unique ability to tell each client’s story, and drive relentless execution through senior banker immersion in each process. We augment our international capabilities through our membership and active participation in M&A International Inc., an exclusive global alliance of select independent middle-market M&A advisory firms. Member FINRA/SIPC. Follow INTREPID
