Flexpoint Ford is a private equity firm that focuses on investments in the financial services and healthcare industries.

Flexpoint Ford

With offices in Chicago and New York, Flexpoint Ford is a private equity investment firm that has raised over $7.0 billion in capital and specializes in privately negotiated investments in the financial services and healthcare industries.  Since the firm’s formation in 2005, we have completed investments in over 40 companies. We are uniquely flexible with respect to investment size, structure and asset class and will invest from $50 million to $500 million in a single transaction.

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Flexpoint Ford Expands Healthcare Team, Welcoming Joshua Tamaroff as Managing Director

Flexpoint Ford (“Flexpoint”), a private equity investment firm specializing in the financial services and healthcare sectors, is pleased to announce that Joshua Tamaroff has joined the healthcare team as a Managing Director in the firm’s New York office. In his new role, Mr. Tamaroff will focus on originating, evaluating and executing investment opportunities in the healthcare sector and will work closely with the team to help further drive the firm’s efforts in the space. 

With nearly 15 years of experience in healthcare private equity, Mr. Tamaroff is a seasoned investor and brings a wealth of knowledge to Flexpoint. Most recently, he served as a Partner at Avista Capital Partners (“Avista”). During his tenure at Avista, he worked on significant investments across the pharmaceutical and medical technology sectors and associated value chains, including previously serving as a Director of Cosette Pharmaceuticals, GCM Holding Corporation, OmniAb, Inc., Organogenesis, Inc., Probo Medical, Solmetex, Terrats Medical, and United BioSource Corporation. Earlier in his career, Mr. Tamaroff worked as an Analyst in the Leveraged Finance Group at Lehman Brothers and Barclays Capital. He received an MBA from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, where he was a Palmer Scholar, and a BS from Cornell University.

"Josh’s extensive experience in healthcare private equity is highly complementary to our industry expertise at Flexpoint as we continue to build our group of talented investment professionals,” said Don Edwards, CEO of Flexpoint. “We are excited he is joining the Flexpoint team." 

Chris Ackerman, Managing Partner of Flexpoint added, “Josh’s deep industry knowledge and unique experience investing in pharmaceutical and medical technology services companies will help broaden the reach of our healthcare team, and we welcome him to the firm.”

“I am excited to join a team where I can leverage my extensive background in healthcare investing to further enhance the firm's already impressive private equity platform, and I look forward to contributing to the firm’s promising trajectory," said Joshua Tamaroff. He added, “Flexpoint’s partnership approach and expertise in scaling companies align well with my passion for fostering growth and transformative change in the healthcare sector."

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Flexpoint Ford Makes a Significant Minority Investment in Create Music Group to Fuel Strategic Growth 

Create Music Group, a rapidly growing music and entertainment company, announced today a $165 million investment led by private equity investment firm Flexpoint Ford. The firm’s investment is expected to support Create Music Group’s continued momentum and its efforts to further improve and augment the services it offers to its global client-base.

Founded in 2015 by Chief Executive Officer, Jonathan Strauss, Chief Operating Officer, Alexandre Williams and Chief Business Development Officer, Wayne Hampton, Create Music Group is a dynamic, data-driven music company that leverages technology, an owned audience of more than 400 million fans, and a valuable catalog of IP, providing a full range of services to independent artists and labels, including music distribution, music publishing, owned marketing channels, content creation support, advertising and branding, and tailored financial solutions. Create Music Group’s proprietary software platform and full suite of professional services gives a rapidly expanding number of independent artists and labels access to major-label services at every stage of their growth. 

“We believe Jonathan Strauss and his team have set a new standard for the industry, challenging traditional music companies to rethink their strategies,” said Mike Morris, Managing Director at Flexpoint Ford. “By acting as a media company that offers comprehensive support to artists, including distribution, marketing, financial solutions and audience engagement, Create Music Group  has created a blueprint for the future of music.” 

Stephane Essama, Principal at Flexpoint Ford added, “We are pleased to have the opportunity to partner with the founders of Create Music Group and provide them with the capital that is needed to meet the enormous demand from their clients as the company continues to build a truly differentiated offering for artists and labels in the rapidly evolving music industry.”

For further details see https://lnkd.in/g7zZD3p9

We are excited to welcome our 2024 Summer Interns to Flexpoint Ford’s Chicago and New York Offices. 

Our interns are joining us from a diverse group of universities including University of Notre Dame, Brandeis University, Northwestern University, University of Chicago, Princeton University, and Indiana University. 

Welcome to the team Regan Brouwer, Katherine Graves, Holden Griffis, Lance Gutin, Emily Forney, Mikel Larraza, and Ryan Woo!

We look forward to a great summer!

Flexpoint Ford's Benjamin Blum recently shared valuable insights on the state of litigation finance on Slarskey LLC's "Hot Topics in Litigation Funding" podcast. 

Click on the image below to listen to a short excerpt.

📽 You can view the full video here: https://lnkd.in/eHbjqBWf

🎙 And access the podcast here: https://shorturl.at/Dgdzq

Our Managing Partner Chris Ackerman kicked off Season 3 of Private Equity Deals with Capital Allocators. Chris talked with Ted Seides about the story behind our recent investment in TigerRisk.
 
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