Bruce is very selective on his assignments that he undertakes and only works on 1-2 transactions at a time to ensure that his clients receive his top-notch, personalized service.
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Guzowski Advisory is headed by Bruce Guzowski, a highly successful former entrepreneur CEO and dealmaker who provides M&A sell-side services for other entrepreneurs seeking to maximize the exit value of their businesses.
Guzowski Advisory’s past clients include a broad spectrum of B2B Health Care Media, Pharma Support, CME and Health Care IT platforms. His deep knowledge of the industry and +40 years of deal-making experience on the buy-side, sell-side and as an Intermediary, sets him apart from other alternative resources available for small to mid-sized sellers. Bruce has closed over 75 B2B Health Care Media, Pharma Support, CME and Health Care IT M&A transactions.
Bruce Guzowski
Bruce was the President and CEO of HCPro, the country’s largest provider of information, educational and advisory products and services in the vital areas of compliance, regulation, and management to the U.S. Health Care industry. Bruce was responsible for all aspects of HCPro’s activities with a primary focus on the Company’s strategic planning, acquisitions, joint-venture and business development initiatives. Bruce was recruited by HCPro’s founders as its CFO in 1997 to provide the founders with an exit strategy. Bruce became HCPro’s President and CEO in 2001 and partnered with private equity firm, The Riverside Company, to acquire HCPro in 2002 in a management buy-out from its founders.
HCPro’s revenues during Bruce’s tenure increased from $9mil to $55mil and its EBITDA increased 20’x to over $10mil, through a combination of 25 opportunistic strategic acquisitions and organic growth in new and existing markets. HCPro was sold in February 2008 at a +$50mil gain representing a 3.4x’s cash-on-cash return and a 26% IRR on Riverside’s equity. Bruce left HCPro in 2009 and founded Guzowski Advisory to follow his passion for M&A.
From 2012 to 2014 Bruce was recruited to be the CEO of Guidemark Health, a major medical Communications Company to lead its acquisition and integration of two additional MedCom platforms.
From 1979 to 1995, Bruce held many financial and acquisition related senior positions at First Winthrop Corporation, a real estate investment and management company which raised $2 billion of equity through private and public offerings to acquire more than $6 billion in assets in over 200 transactions.
Bruce became at C.P.A. while at Price Waterhouse (1975-1979).