Westcove Partners

Westcove Partners is a boutique investment bank specializing in healthcare transactions for founder-operators and physician-led practices. The firm positions itself as "The Healthcare Founder's Investment Bank" and focuses exclusively on healthcare companies across the continuum of care, from cardiology and plastic surgery practices to home healthcare and clinical research organizations.

The firm offers three core services: merger and acquisition advisory, debt and equity capital raises, and strategic advisory. Westcove deliberately limits its client engagements to maintain an intimate, relationship-driven approach. Their process emphasizes understanding each client's unique story and objectives before structuring transaction processes tailored to individual goals.

Client testimonials highlight the firm's educational approach, empathetic communication style, and ability to navigate complex stakeholder dynamics. The firm has completed transactions across multiple healthcare verticals including cardiology practices, plastic surgery groups, dental practices, home healthcare agencies, and clinical research sites. Westcove also maintains an impact investing initiative focused on empowering organizations founded by individuals from underrepresented communities.

Choose Westcove Partners if you are a healthcare founder or physician practice owner preparing for a sale, partnership, or capital raise and value a relationship-driven advisor who will invest time in understanding your specific goals. The firm's specialized focus on healthcare founder-operators means they understand the emotional and financial complexities of transitioning physician-led businesses.

Expect a highly communicative, educational process where the team acts as an empathetic advocate throughout negotiations. The firm's ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders and maintain composure during complex situations makes them particularly valuable for practices with diverse ownership structures or challenging transaction dynamics.

Westcove Partners exclusively serves healthcare companies across the continuum of care. Their transaction experience spans physician practices in cardiology, plastic surgery, and dental specialties, as well as healthcare services including home healthcare agencies, clinical research organizations, direct primary care models, and pharmacy operations. The firm demonstrates deep understanding of healthcare-specific transaction dynamics including physician partnership structures, regulatory considerations, and the unique cultural factors in physician-led organizations.

Their impact investing initiative also focuses specifically on healthcare organizations founded by underrepresented communities, further demonstrating their commitment to the healthcare sector.

Healthcare founder-operators or physician practice partners in specialty medical practices (cardiology, plastic surgery, dental) or healthcare service companies (home health, clinical research) who are considering a sale, recapitalization, or strategic partnership. Ideal clients value relationship-driven advisory, require education throughout the transaction process, and have complex stakeholder dynamics requiring skilled negotiation and coordination.