Sam Hendler
Leerink Partners, a healthcare-focused investment bank, has appointed Sam Hendler as Senior Managing Director and Head of Healthcare Information Technology, strengthening its advisory capabilities in the healthcare technology sector.
Based in Boston, Hendler will lead the firm’s Healthcare Information Technology practice, advising healthcare technology companies and investors on strategic and financial transactions. He will report to Toby King, Senior Managing Director and Head of Healthcare Services.
Hendler brings more than 25 years of investment banking experience, including extensive work with healthcare technology companies, private equity firms and institutional investors.
He joins Leerink Partners from Harris Williams, where he served as Managing Director and established the firm’s Healthcare Information Technology practice in 2010. During his tenure, he developed the practice’s advisory capabilities and client relationships across the healthcare technology sector.
Earlier in his career, Hendler served as Managing Director of Business Development at Thomas H. Lee Partners, gaining experience in private equity investment strategies and transaction development.
“Sam is a highly respected banker with deep sector expertise and a proven track record of building trusted client relationships with both the companies driving innovation across healthcare and the investors and private equity firms helping finance that innovation,” King said. “His experience will further strengthen our Healthcare Services investment banking platform and enhance our ability to advise clients across this important and rapidly evolving sector.”
Hendler’s appointment expands Leerink Partners’ senior investment banking leadership as healthcare technology companies navigate evolving business models, industry consolidation and demand for technology-enabled healthcare services.
His responsibilities will include leading the firm’s healthcare IT advisory practice and helping clients evaluate strategic alternatives, financing opportunities and transactions.
“I am thrilled to join Leerink Partners at such an exciting time for the Firm and the healthcare industry,” Hendler said. “Leerink’s singular focus on healthcare, deep industry expertise, and breadth of capabilities provide a differentiated platform for serving clients. I look forward to working with the team to help clients navigate the opportunities and challenges shaping this dynamic sector.”
Leerink Partners specializes in healthcare investment banking, providing mergers and acquisitions advisory services, capital raising and strategic financial advice to healthcare companies and their investors.
Since its inception, the firm has advised on approximately $105 billion in mergers and acquisitions and helped clients raise more than $230 billion in capital.
Leerink Partners is registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission as a broker-dealer and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority.