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WE
Private Equity Firm

Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe

AUM$30 billion
Founded1979
HQNew York, NY

Private equity firm focused exclusively on healthcare and technology investments.

Track Record

Performance
Total Acquisitions2
Bankruptcy Rate0%
Avg Hold Period0.0yrs

Known Tactics

Playbook

Cost Cutting

COMMON

Aggressive reduction in labor costs, supplier payments, and operational expenses.

Debt Loading

COMMON

Adding significant debt to acquired company balance sheets, often to fund dividends to PE owners.

Staffing Reductions

COMMON

staffing reductions is a common PE tactic.

Portfolio Companies

Current and former holdings

CO

Concentra

healthcare·2015
ACTIVE
VE

VetCor

healthcare·2017
ACTIVE

Notable Outcomes

Case Studies

Successes

VetCor

N/A

VetCor achieved a successful outcome under PE ownership.

Concentra

N/A

Concentra achieved a successful outcome under PE ownership.