About
We are a private equity firm that thinks like a healthcare company.
Learn how we’re working with companies to
advance their goals for growth
Proactive
We don’t wait for opportunities to come to us. We analyze the marketplace and bring ideas to strategic discussions we initiate with companies we believe have transformational growth potential.
Creative
We excel at the art of the possible. A key to our companies’ success has been a creativity in problem solving and strategy development that removes barriers and opens new pathways to transformation and growth.
Collaborative
Our belief in shared success drives a flexible, collaborative approach, tailored to each situation, that fosters strong alignment and long-term relationships between our team and company leaders.
Impact
By design, Water Street companies pursue growth by addressing critical needs—improving efficiency, access and patient outcomes—that both support customer success and positively impact the healthcare system.
We’re proven.
Since our founding in 2005, we have completed more than 165 investments and strategic acquisitions in the course of building 45 healthcare companies. Executives we have worked with would attest to our creative, proactive and collaborative approach—and the value we bring.
Water Street at a Glance 2023
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More than$6B
in capital under management 
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19
current companies 
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Over20K
employees worldwide 
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$5.1B
total company sales 
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15%
aggregate revenue growth 
Corporate Partnerships
We have maintained strong, mutually productive and long-term relationships with the world’s leading healthcare companies, leveraging our proactive approach, collaborative workstyle and track record of success to accelerate growth and value creation. These partnerships can take many forms, including creative strategies to invest in and grow targeted businesses, divest market-leading companies, or develop products to advance pipelines without increasing development expenses.
Corporate Partner
Water Street Company
