BelHealth Investment Partners has hired Scott Lee as a new Managing Director. Mr. Lee will be responsible for originating, structuring and executing transactions. Mr. Lee has over 10 years of private equity experience in the healthcare sector.
Beginning in 2004, Mr. Lee was an Investment Analyst for Commonwealth Associates and the CARE Capital Group, where he first met and worked with several members of the BelHealth team. Starting in 2006, Mr. Lee served as a Principal at HealthEdge Investment Partners, a lower middle market private equity fund that BelHealth Founder and Managing Partner Harold Blue founded in 2005. He has particular expertise in the post-acute care, healthcare consumer products, contract manufacturing and specialty distribution healthcare sectors. Mr. Lee has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Virginia.
“We are thrilled to have Scott join BelHealth. Having worked with Scott for many years, I understand his work ethic, character, and ability to work with the BelHealth team. We are fortunate to have a full pipeline of platform and add-on acquisitions, and we know Scott will fit in seamlessly,” said Mr. Blue. “Scott will immediately begin to execute transactions and add value to our existing portfolio companies. Our culture is entrepreneurial and predicated on speed and efficiency, and, given Scott’s personality and experience, he is a great fit for our team.”
BelHealth Investment Partners is a lower middle market healthcare focused private equity firm. The firm invests from $20 million to $50 million in companies in three healthcare segments: services, products, and distribution. BelHealth is based in New York (www.belhealth.com).
“I am excited to reunite with Harold, Dennis and the BelHealth team. The firm has achieved tremendous success since its founding and is well positioned to capitalize on the healthcare tailwinds in the lower middle market,” said Mr. Lee. “I look forward to bringing my experience across healthcare services, products and distribution to BelHealth and supporting the firm’s continued growth.”
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