Buddy Gumina is a Partner and Head of US Healthcare at Apax Partners. He focuses on investments in healthcare services, products, pharma and healthcare IT. Some recent deals have included Trizetto, Inc.; Qualitest Pharmaceuticals; Spectrum Laboratory Network; Encompass Home Health; Voyager HospiceCare, Inc.; and MagnaCare Holdings, Inc.

Prior to joining Apax Partners, Buddy was a Partner at Saunders Karp & Megrue, where he specialized in investments in healthcare and business services.  Before joining Saunders Karp & Megrue, Buddy was an Associate at DLJ Merchant Banking Partners where he focused on healthcare services and business services. Prior to that, he was an Analyst in the High Yield Group of Kidder, Peabody & Co. where he specialized in public and private debt financings and recapitalizations.

Buddy received an MBA from the Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration and a BA in Political Science from Yale University.

Board Memberships

Trizetto Inc.

Qualitest Pharmaceuticals

Spectrum Laboratory Network

Voyager HospiceCare, Inc.

MagnaCare Holdings, Inc.

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