After leading LedgeRock Advisors for 15 years serving clients in healthcare and other industries, John Baxter has joined Oberon Securities, an investment banking firm focused on middle market companies, as a Managing Director.
“Healthcare services are a primary industry focus at Oberon,” said Nicole Schmidt, Esq., Founder and Managing Partner of Oberon, “and John Baxter is a valuable addition to our team. He adds to the depth of expertise at Oberon and his extensive relationships with strategic buyers and financial sponsors will allow us to provide clients with the advisory services they need to best optimize their financial and business initiatives.”
“All industry sectors, including mental health, autism, primary care, IT and integrated EMR/RCM and staffing, are realizing unprecedented innovation development, service delivery challenges and consolidation,” said Baxter. “As always, for healthcare entrepreneurs, management teams and investors, the focus continues to be creating stronger and more sustainable value.”
Baxter has over 25 years of experience as an investment banker, strategy and management consultant, and operating executive. Prior to Oberon and LedgeRock, he was a Managing Director at Wharton Equity Partners, a diversified real estate investment firm. Earlier in his career, he was an Executive Vice President and Head of Capital Markets at APR, and Director of Investment Banking and Capital Markets at Wheat First Butcher Singer.
Baxter spent over ten years as the Chief Executive Officer of Whitehall Consulting Group, a management consulting firm that focused on leading transformational change for clients in the financial services sector. Whitehall had offices in New York and London. He attended Columbia University.
About Oberon:
Oberon was founded in 2001 as an investment bank for middle market businesses, capable of closing exceptional M&A and financing transactions with the same skill and resources historically provided only to Fortune 500 companies. With 70 professionals, Oberon’s relationship-oriented approach has generated numerous long-term, multi-transaction client engagements. www.oberonsecurities.com.
