Buddy Gumina is the Founder and Managing Partner of Grant Avenue Capital. See sector focus and contact routes.
Buddy Gumina is the Founder and Managing Partner of Grant Avenue Capital, a New York-based healthcare-focused private equity firm he established in 2019 after nearly 20 years building the healthcare buyout franchise at Apax Partners, where he invested over $4 billion across services, devices, pharma, and HCIT. His investment thesis centers on “thematic investing” in middle-market healthcare companies primarily in North America, with a strong emphasis on home-based care industries and home-based health services. While specific check sizes and lead/follow behavior are not publicly detailed, the firm has executed investments such as a $55 million round in medical equipment provider Performance Home Medical, suggesting substantial capital deployment for growth-stage opportunities. Notable portfolio companies include Fortis Health (parent of Valeo Home Health and Hospice and Select Home Health), which Grant Avenue acquired in late 2020 and 2021, as well as Performance Home Medical. Gumina distinguishes his approach by focusing on forward-thinking management teams seeking an investor with operational insight and flexible capital, and he also founded the Grant Avenue
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