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Water Street Healthcare Partners

Dedicated to building market leaders in healthcare.

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Overview

Water Street Healthcare Partners is a private equity firm founded in 2005 that describes itself as thinking like a healthcare company. At Water Street, we are dedicated to building market leaders in healthcare. Our sole focus is investing in businesses to accelerate growth and impact in three critical healthcare sectors: healthcare services, medical products & diagnostics, and pharmaceutical & life sciences.

We accomplish this through a differentiated approach focused on transformational growth. Working closely with leadership teams, our team aligns our industry experience and network of resources to advance our shared goals for building businesses of greater long-term value that are contributing to a stronger healthcare system. The firm initiates strategic discussions with companies it identifies as having growth potential, and its portfolio companies focus on improving efficiency, access and patient outcomes. The company has completed more than 185 investments and strategic acquisitions while building over 48 healthcare companies.

With more than $6 billion of capital under management, we are actively pursuing new investments in businesses interested in a strategic partner to support their goals for next-level growth. To learn more about our approach, visit waterstreet.com Water Street also forms corporate partnerships with healthcare companies worldwide, which can involve investing in and growing targeted businesses, divesting companies, or developing products to advance pipelines without increasing development expenses.

Funding rounds

1 round. Latest: Equity Only, 15 May 2026.

DateTypeAmount
15 May 2026Equity Only$1.92B

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As of 2026-10-19, Water Street Healthcare Partners has 62 employees, based on the Enrich Layer count of person profiles that list Water Street Healthcare Partners as their current employer. Its listed company size band is 11 to 50.
As of 2026-10-19, Water Street Healthcare Partners is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, US.
Water Street Healthcare Partners was founded in 2005.
As of 2026-10-19, Water Street Healthcare Partners is classified in the Investment Management industry.
At Water Street, we are dedicated to building market leaders in healthcare. Our sole focus is investing in businesses to accelerate growth and impact in three critical healthcare sectors: healthcare services, medical products & diagnostics, and pharmaceutical & life sciences.
As of 2026-10-19, Water Street Healthcare Partners's official website is http://www.waterstreet.com/.
As of 2026-10-19, Water Street Healthcare Partners is a privately held company.