Healthcare Services

Barry Blake is the Global Co-Head of Investment Banking, and Global Co-Head of Healthcare Investment Banking at SVB Securities. In this role, he co-leads the firm’s healthcare investment banking strategy and initiatives, with a focus on Healthcare Services & Technology. With 25 years of experience, he has built extensive relationships and has proven expertise in healthcare services, medical devices and tools/diagnostics, leveraged finance, and with financial sponsors. Leading the Healthcare Services team at SVB Securities, he has advised on numerous transactions, including the sale of LHC Group to Optum Health, a UnitedHealth Group Company, for $6B.

Barry joined the firm in 2021 from Guggenheim Securities where he was a Senior Managing Director focused on advising healthcare services companies. While at Guggenheim he advised on many transactions including, but not limited to, the $10B sale of Envision to KKR; the $4B sale of Kindred Healthcare to a consortium comprised of TPG, Welsh Carson and Humana; the $2.4B sale of American Medical Response to KKR and the $1B sale of Almost Family to LHC Group. Prior to this, he was the Head of Global Healthcare Mergers and Acquisitions for Citigroup. While at Citigroup he worked on many transactions including, but not limited to, the $34B acquisition of Medco by Express Scripts. He also worked in the M&A and Healthcare groups at Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan and Lehman Brothers. While at JP Morgan he advised on many transactions including, but not limited to, the $4.8B acquisition of NextRx from Wellpoint by Express Scripts.

Barry earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics from Hendrix College, and his Masters of Business Administration with high distinction from the Amos Tuck School at Dartmouth College.

He has served as a member of the Board of Trustees for each of The Hopkins School in New Haven, CT and Hendrix College in Conway, AR.

Jed Brody is a Senior Managing Director of Healthcare Investment Banking at SVB Securitiesk. With over 20 years of experience, he will lead the firm’s M&A advisory business across major sectors of healthcare, including healthcare-focused private equity.

Jed joined the firm in 2021 from Barclays where he most recently was Co-Head of Healthcare Americas and Global Head of Healthcare M&A. While at Barclays, he worked on many transactions including, but not limited to, CVS Health’s $69 billion acquisition of Aetna, ICU Medical’s $2.35 billion acquisition of Smiths Medical, the sale of Equian to UnitedHealth Group for $2.35 billion, the sale of Kindred Healthcare to Lifepoint, Sun Life’s $2.5 billion acquisition of DentaQuest, Centene’s $17.3 billion acquisition of WellCare. Prior to this, he was at Lehman Brothers.

He earned his BS in Finance from Lehigh University.

Ben Brown is a Senior Managing Director in Investment Banking at SVB Securities and leads the firm’s Pharma Services practice. With over 20 years of Investment Banking and investing experience, he has executed M&A and equity transactions for clients across several verticals, including pharma outsourcing and IT, payor and provider services, healthtech, software, consulting and human capital services.

Ben joined SVB Securities in 2021 from Baird, where he spent over 15 years, most recently as Managing Director and Head of Global Pharma Services Investment Banking. Prior to Baird, he held Investment Banking and private equity positions with Thomas Weisel Partners, The Halifax Group, Growth Capital Partners and Prudential Capital Group.

He holds a B.B.A. from Southern Methodist University (cum laude) and an M.B.A. from Northwestern University, Kellogg School of Management.

Jeff Danesis is a Senior Managing Director of Investment Banking at SVB Securities and oversees the firm’s Physician Services Investment Banking franchise.

His career spans over 15 years of healthcare investment banking expertise and over 40 closed transactions. He has extensive deal experience in physician-centric businesses with a particular emphasis on physician practice management and outpatient provider models. Notable recent transactions include advising Waypoint Capital on its acquisition of a majority ownership stake in Allergy Partners, Truvista Ophthalmology Surgical Center and select affiliated physician practices on its sale to Sunvera Group (a Ridgemont Equity Partners portfolio company), Prism Medical Products on its sale to Henry Schein, Green Bay Radiology on its partnership with Lucid Health (an Excellere Partners portfolio company), Austin Radiological Association on its partnership with Radiology Partners; the recapitalization of Dermatologists of Central States by Sheridan Capital Partners; the recapitalization of Charlotte Radiology by Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe to form U.S. Radiology Specialists; the sale of Midwest Center for Dermatology and Cosmetic Surgery to an undisclosed financial sponsor-backed buyer; and the sale of Cleveland HeartLab by Quest Diagnostics.

Prior to joining the firm in 2014, Jeff was a Director in the Healthcare Group at Lazard and a member of the Healthcare Investment Banking Group at Wachovia Securities.

He earned his M.B.A. from the University of Chicago and his B.A. from Northwestern University.

Howard Dingle is a Senior Managing Director in Investment Banking at SVB Securities and is focused on coverage of Healthcare Distribution, Technology and related Services companies. With 12+ years of Healthcare Investment Banking experience, he has worked extensively with both private and publicly listed firms on mergers & acquisitions, equity offerings, acquisition financings and debt financings.
 
Howard joined SVB Securities in 2021 from RBC Capital Markets, where he had worked since 2013, most recently as Managing Director covering Healthcare Distribution, Technology and related Services verticals. Prior to RBC Capital Markets, he held positions with Credit Suisse and Deloitte.
 
He holds a B.S. (with honors) from Lehigh University and an M.B.A. (with honors) from The University of Chicago, Booth School of Business.

Robert Jackey is a Senior Managing Director in Investment Banking at SVB Securities and is focused on coverage for Physician Services and Healthcare Provider companies. With over 18 years of Healthcare Investment Banking experience, he has led efforts to execute strategic transactions for a variety of public and private companies. Bob’s advisory and execution experience spans the spectrum of traditional provider organizations through high-growth healthcare disruptors, including domestic and multinational corporations.

Robert joined SVB Securities in 2021 from Citigroup, where he spent over 16 years, most recently as Managing Director, covering the alternate site / sub-acute, behavioral, clinical staffing / outsourcing, dental, hospital / acute care, patient transportation, physician organization and veterinary verticals.

He holds a B.S. (summa cum laude) in electrical engineering as well as an M.B.A. from Fairleigh Dickinson University.

Toby King is a Senior Managing Director in Investment Banking at SVB Securities, focused on the Healthcare Provider continuum. With over 20 years of Healthcare Investment Banking experience, he has advised some of the industry’s leading healthcare providers and private equity firms across a wide variety of situations.

Toby joined SVB Securities in 2021 from Citigroup, where he spent more than a decade, most recently as Managing Director and Head of North America Healthcare leading efforts with individual coverage across hospitals, alternate-site providers, behavioral health, outsourcing and post-acute care. Prior to Citigroup, he spent over ten years in the Healthcare Group at Merrill Lynch. Prior to investment banking, he worked at HCA’s Corporate Finance and Development group.

He holds a B.A. from Bellarmine University and an M.B.A. from The University of Chicago, Booth School of Business.

Stephanie Davis, CFA, is a Senior Research Analyst at SVB Securities covering Healthcare Technology and Distribution. She has over a decade of experience covering the Healthcare IT and IT Services sectors and leads the firm’s digital health research efforts.

Prior to joining the firm, Stephanie worked at Citibank, where she led coverage for the Healthcare IT sector, including the electronic health record companies, payer-facing and provider-facing IT players. Before Citi, she was an Equity Research Analyst at J.P. Morgan and, earlier in her career, was an Investment Banking Analyst at Sonenshine Partners.
In 2019, Stephanie was recognized as a Runner-Up for Health Care Technology and Distribution on Institutional Investor’s All America Research Team and was included in Business Insider’s “Rising Stars of Equity Research” in 2017.

She earned a B.A. in Economics and Mathematics from Columbia University and is a CFA charter holder.

Whit Mayo is a Senior Managing Director and Senior Research Analyst covering Healthcare Providers & Managed Care at SVB Securities. He leads SVB Securities’ research across payors, providers, and health systems and provides strategic guidance and insight for our clients and partners.

Whit joined the firm in 2021 from UBS, where he most recently served as Managing Director. Prior to that, Whit covered the sector at Baird and Stephens, Inc.

In 2020 he was ranked in Institutional Investor’s All-America Research Team within the Health Care Facilities & Managed Care category.

He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Economics at Sewanee, The University of the South.