Sell-Side Closed Deals
Bruce Guzowski has assisted more than 75 companies achieve their business goals through the sale, acquisition or recapitalization of their business. These companies are in the Health Care Media, Pharma Support, CME and Health Care IT sectors. Following is a in-depth view of a few select transactions we are particularly proud of. Please click the toggles below for more information.
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The Leading Medical Communications Company in Dermatology
The Leading Medical Communications Company in Dermatology Guzowski Advisory, LLC served as the exclusive sale-side adviser to the shareholders of the SanovaWorks Companies (“SanovaWorks”) in their sale of the company to WebMD Health Corp., an Internet Brands company and a leader in health information services for physicians, other healthcare professionals and consumers.
Shelley Tanner, SanovaWorks’ President and CEO commented: “Bruce was invaluable to us as he guided us through all the intricacies of the sale process. Bruce is a “Unicorn” . . . . an expert in M&A and a former medical communications company CEO. He brought an elite group of potential buyers to the table for us to consider. We could not have achieved our goals for SanovaWorks without him.”
SanovaWorks is a healthcare communications company with more than 20 years of experience in the creation and dissemination of educational resources in dermatology, aesthetics and beyond. Reaching over 100,000 worldwide dermatology professionals monthly, SanovaWorks is a trusted Health Care communication source that produces a journal, live events and on-line products, including exam prep materials.
For more information on Sanova/Works/WebMD transaction see: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/webmd-health-corp-acquires-sanovaworks-building-on-leadership-in-medical-education-301467071.html
The Leading Medical Communications Company in Dermatology
The Leading Medical Communications Company in Dermatology Major Scientific Content and Pub Planning Medical Communications Companies
Guzowski Advisory, LLC served as the exclusive sale-side adviser to the shareholders of MedVal Scientific Information Services, LLC (“MedVal”) and PharmaWrite, LLC (‘Pharmwrite”) in the companies’ sale to ClinicalMind, LLC (“CM”), a premier and award-winning healthcare communications company.
MedVal and its partner company, PharmaWrite, are industry-leading, full-service medical communications companies providing a comprehensive portfolio of services to the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries. Led and owned by co-Presidents Rosie Lynch, RPh, and Louis Greco, PharmD, RPh, MedVal and PharmaWrite have an outstanding track record of leadership to the scientific communications field.
Reflecting back on the sale process, Rosie commented: “We gave Bruce a mission of identifying a like-minded, scientifically driven buyer who could grow the business and provide an environment where our employees could thrive. With that mission in mind, Bruce brought CM to our attention.” Lou echoed Rosie’s thoughts and added: “Bruce was a former CEO of a similar company to ours and his industry experience and insights were invaluable to us”. We always felt that we were in good hands.”
For more information on the transaction see ClinicalMind Announces Acquisition of MedVal Scientific Information Services and PharmaWrite, LLC (prweb.com)
Leading HEOR Company
Leading HEOR Company Guzowski Advisory served as the exclusive sale-side adviser to the shareholders of Medical Data Analytics (“MDA”) in their sale of the company to RTI International (“RTI”).
Privately held MDA is a leading provider of Health Economics and Outcomes Research (“HEOR”) services to pharmaceutical and life science companies who are tasked with generating real-world evidence to demonstrate the value of new interventions to insurers, managed care organizations, regulators, and consumers.
MDA will be a division of RTI’s Health Solutions Business Group that delivers a variety of research and consulting services, including HEOR and patient-centered outcomes assessment, to the world’s largest pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
Commenting on the transaction, Nicole Siamas, MDA’s President and Managing Partner, said: “Bruce did an outstanding job of guiding our shareholders group through the complexities of the M&A process and we are very pleased with both the outcome and Bruce’s leadership of the process”. Matt Jenkins, RTI’s Vice President for Corporate Development, added: “Bruce authored a dynamic deal structure that we were able to work with to make the business case for the transaction. His creativity was instrumental in getting the deal closed in these challenging times.”
For more information on the MDA/RTI Transaction see:
https://www.rti.org/news/rti-international-acquires-medical-data-analytics.
Provider of Integrated Media Solutions to Healthcare Tradeshows
Provider of Integrated Media Solutions to Healthcare Tradeshows Guzowski Advisory, LLC is pleased to announce that it served as the exclusive M&A advisor to Ascend Integrated Media (“Ascend”) in its sale to Gleed Ventures.
Ascend is a market leading value-added provider of integrated media and other services to major tradeshows and conferences owned and operated primarily by major specialty-specific healthcare associations. Ascend was principally owned by private equity firm, TPG Investments, LLC.
Provider of Integrated Media Solutions to Healthcare Tradeshows
Provider of Integrated Media Solutions to Healthcare Tradeshows Guzowski Advisory, LLC, served as advisor to Practicing Clinical Exchange (“PCE”) in its sale of its controlling interest to Renovus Capital Partners.
PCE is the leading provider of innovative, multifaceted continuing education to the more than 234,000 licensed nurse practitioners and 115,000 licensed physician assistants in the U.S. Over the past decade, PCE has created hundreds of innovative activities tailored to the unique needs of this expanding, and increasingly important, group of clinicians. PCE delivers its programs through regional live-meeting events, complementary home-study curricula, and enduring online programs to assist NPs and PAs to meet their required annual continuing medical education credits.
Major Healthcare Media Company
Major Healthcare Media Company Guzowski Advisory represented Atlantic Information Services (“AIS”) in a series of four, complex sale transactions to MMIT Network, Health Care Compliance Association, Columbia Books and Information Services and BLR. AIS is a leading Washington, D.C.-based business-to-business information company that has served the health care industry and Federal grants market for 30 years. Commenting on the transactions, Mr. Biehl, AIS’ President said: “We could not have gotten all these deals done in such a short window without Bruce’s skills. Bruce did a great job finding the buyers, presenting the opportunity, organizing the process and keeping everyone focused.”
Database Company Serving the Bio/Pharmaceutical Industry
Database Company Serving the Bio/Pharmaceutical Industry Guzowski Advisory represented the owners of PharmSource Information Services, Inc. (“PSISI”) in the sale of PSISI to Global Data, PLC. Since 1996, Washington D.C. based PSISI has been a market leader in business-to-business market intelligence, data and analyses for the global contract bio/pharmaceutical industry. PSISI supplies proprietary publications, databases, surveys that provide timely, accurate information and analysis to bio/pharmaceutical companies and organizations involved in contract services for the bio/pharma and medical device/diagnostic industries.
Commenting on the sale transaction with GlobalData, Jim Miller, PSISI’s CEO, said: “The sale of PSISI to GlobalData has worked out great for the owners, customers and employees of PSISI. Bruce Guzowski did an outstanding job sourcing buyers, presenting the opportunity and facilitating the closing process. Bruce completely understood our objectives for the business in this process and provided us with a very satisfactory outcome.”
Diversified Media Company
Diversified Media Company Guzowski Advisory represented BLR Business and legal Services in its acquisition of Thompson Information Services’ HR, Health Care and Environmental divisions from Washington D.C.-based publisher, Columbia Books & Information Services.
“Bruce’s deep industry background allowed us to identify this opportunity and close on it quickly” said BLR’s CEO Dan Oswald. “
The Leading Medical Communications Company in Dermatology
The Leading Medical Communications Company in Dermatology Guzowski Advisory, LLC served as the exclusive sale-side adviser to the shareholders of the SanovaWorks Companies (“SanovaWorks”) in their sale of the company to WebMD Health Corp., an Internet Brands company and a leader in health information services for physicians, other healthcare professionals and consumers.
Shelley Tanner, SanovaWorks’ President and CEO commented: “Bruce was invaluable to us as he guided us through all the intricacies of the sale process. Bruce is a “Unicorn” . . . . an expert in M&A and a former medical communications company CEO. He brought an elite group of potential buyers to the table for us to consider. We could not have achieved our goals for SanovaWorks without him.”
SanovaWorks is a healthcare communications company with more than 20 years of experience in the creation and dissemination of educational resources in dermatology, aesthetics and beyond. Reaching over 100,000 worldwide dermatology professionals monthly, SanovaWorks is a trusted Health Care communication source that produces a journal, live events and on-line products, including exam prep materials.
For more information on Sanova/Works/WebMD transaction see: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/webmd-health-corp-acquires-sanovaworks-building-on-leadership-in-medical-education-301467071.html
The Leading Medical Communications Company in Dermatology
The Leading Medical Communications Company in Dermatology Major Scientific Content and Pub Planning Medical Communications Companies
Guzowski Advisory, LLC served as the exclusive sale-side adviser to the shareholders of MedVal Scientific Information Services, LLC (“MedVal”) and PharmaWrite, LLC (‘Pharmwrite”) in the companies’ sale to ClinicalMind, LLC (“CM”), a premier and award-winning healthcare communications company.
MedVal and its partner company, PharmaWrite, are industry-leading, full-service medical communications companies providing a comprehensive portfolio of services to the pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device industries. Led and owned by co-Presidents Rosie Lynch, RPh, and Louis Greco, PharmD, RPh, MedVal and PharmaWrite have an outstanding track record of leadership to the scientific communications field.
Reflecting back on the sale process, Rosie commented: “We gave Bruce a mission of identifying a like-minded, scientifically driven buyer who could grow the business and provide an environment where our employees could thrive. With that mission in mind, Bruce brought CM to our attention.” Lou echoed Rosie’s thoughts and added: “Bruce was a former CEO of a similar company to ours and his industry experience and insights were invaluable to us”. We always felt that we were in good hands.”
For more information on the transaction see ClinicalMind Announces Acquisition of MedVal Scientific Information Services and PharmaWrite, LLC (prweb.com)
Leading HEOR Company
Leading HEOR Company Guzowski Advisory served as the exclusive sale-side adviser to the shareholders of Medical Data Analytics (“MDA”) in their sale of the company to RTI International (“RTI”).
Privately held MDA is a leading provider of Health Economics and Outcomes Research (“HEOR”) services to pharmaceutical and life science companies who are tasked with generating real-world evidence to demonstrate the value of new interventions to insurers, managed care organizations, regulators, and consumers.
MDA will be a division of RTI’s Health Solutions Business Group that delivers a variety of research and consulting services, including HEOR and patient-centered outcomes assessment, to the world’s largest pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
Commenting on the transaction, Nicole Siamas, MDA’s President and Managing Partner, said: “Bruce did an outstanding job of guiding our shareholders group through the complexities of the M&A process and we are very pleased with both the outcome and Bruce’s leadership of the process”. Matt Jenkins, RTI’s Vice President for Corporate Development, added: “Bruce authored a dynamic deal structure that we were able to work with to make the business case for the transaction. His creativity was instrumental in getting the deal closed in these challenging times.”
For more information on the MDA/RTI Transaction see:
https://www.rti.org/news/rti-international-acquires-medical-data-analytics.
Provider of Integrated Media Solutions to Healthcare Tradeshows
Provider of Integrated Media Solutions to Healthcare Tradeshows Guzowski Advisory, LLC is pleased to announce that it served as the exclusive M&A advisor to Ascend Integrated Media (“Ascend”) in its sale to Gleed Ventures.
Ascend is a market leading value-added provider of integrated media and other services to major tradeshows and conferences owned and operated primarily by major specialty-specific healthcare associations. Ascend was principally owned by private equity firm, TPG Investments, LLC.
Provider of Integrated Media Solutions to Healthcare Tradeshows
Provider of Integrated Media Solutions to Healthcare Tradeshows Guzowski Advisory, LLC, served as advisor to Practicing Clinical Exchange (“PCE”) in its sale of its controlling interest to Renovus Capital Partners.
PCE is the leading provider of innovative, multifaceted continuing education to the more than 234,000 licensed nurse practitioners and 115,000 licensed physician assistants in the U.S. Over the past decade, PCE has created hundreds of innovative activities tailored to the unique needs of this expanding, and increasingly important, group of clinicians. PCE delivers its programs through regional live-meeting events, complementary home-study curricula, and enduring online programs to assist NPs and PAs to meet their required annual continuing medical education credits.
Major Healthcare Media Company
Major Healthcare Media Company Guzowski Advisory represented Atlantic Information Services (“AIS”) in a series of four, complex sale transactions to MMIT Network, Health Care Compliance Association, Columbia Books and Information Services and BLR. AIS is a leading Washington, D.C.-based business-to-business information company that has served the health care industry and Federal grants market for 30 years. Commenting on the transactions, Mr. Biehl, AIS’ President said: “We could not have gotten all these deals done in such a short window without Bruce’s skills. Bruce did a great job finding the buyers, presenting the opportunity, organizing the process and keeping everyone focused.”
Database Company Serving the Bio/Pharmaceutical Industry
Database Company Serving the Bio/Pharmaceutical Industry Guzowski Advisory represented the owners of PharmSource Information Services, Inc. (“PSISI”) in the sale of PSISI to Global Data, PLC. Since 1996, Washington D.C. based PSISI has been a market leader in business-to-business market intelligence, data and analyses for the global contract bio/pharmaceutical industry. PSISI supplies proprietary publications, databases, surveys that provide timely, accurate information and analysis to bio/pharmaceutical companies and organizations involved in contract services for the bio/pharma and medical device/diagnostic industries.
Commenting on the sale transaction with GlobalData, Jim Miller, PSISI’s CEO, said: “The sale of PSISI to GlobalData has worked out great for the owners, customers and employees of PSISI. Bruce Guzowski did an outstanding job sourcing buyers, presenting the opportunity and facilitating the closing process. Bruce completely understood our objectives for the business in this process and provided us with a very satisfactory outcome.”
Diversified Media Company
Diversified Media Company Guzowski Advisory represented BLR Business and legal Services in its acquisition of Thompson Information Services’ HR, Health Care and Environmental divisions from Washington D.C.-based publisher, Columbia Books & Information Services.
“Bruce’s deep industry background allowed us to identify this opportunity and close on it quickly” said BLR’s CEO Dan Oswald. “