Private Equity and Hospitals: Providence or Problem?

May 24, 2011 at 2am EDT

Advisen hosted a webinar and wrote a white paper that discusses private equity investments in not-for-profit healthcare.

On May 24, OneBeacon’s John Riordan and Barbara Sinclair, Cain Brothers’ Walter Olshanski, and Advisen’s Dave Bradford examined why investors are targeting not-for-profit hospitals, what future activity we can expect to see in this sector and what the ramifications are for hospital operations and patient care. The free, one-hour webinar was sponsored by OneBeacon Professional Insurance.

Panelists

The following panelists participated in the webinar:

• John Riordan, Vice President and Product Manager, Managed Care Underwriting, OneBeacon Professional Insurance
• Walter Olshanski, Vice President, Cain Brothers
• Barbara Sinclair, Vice President, Complex Risks Division Leader, OneBeacon Professional Insurance
• Dave Bradford, EVP and Chief Knowledge Officer, Advisen Ltd. (moderator)

Webinar Topics

Topics discussed included:

• What’s ailing America’s not-for-profit hospitals?
• Deal landscape: Who’s buying whom?
• What’s driving the deals?
• The outlook for patient care