Barry Freeman as Healthcare Advisory Partner @ Summer Street Capital

Summer Street Capital is pleased to announce the addition of Barry D. Freeman, Healthcare Advisory Partner.

Freeman complements Summer Street's healthcare team with extensive transactional experience, a broad network, and deep domain expertise in healthcare services.
"Summer Street is excited to add Barry's experience and professional network to our growing healthcare team," noted Brian D'Amico, managing partner. "Barry has deep frontline experience in sectors that are of high interest to Summer Street including home healthcare, managed care and health information management."

In his role as Healthcare Advisory Partner, Barry will provide valuable leadership in originating, screening, structuring and growing fund investments in the healthcare services sector. Through the addition of Mr. Freeman, Summer Street will continue its emphasis on successfully partnering with management teams growing middle market healthcare services businesses.

Barry is the former managing director and head of Healthcare Services Investment Banking at Lazard Middle Market, LLC and has over fifteen years experience leading healthcare M&A transactions and advising business owners on healthcare strategy.

Barry earned an MBA with High Honors from Chicago Booth, University of Chicago and his BS in Economics from the Wharton School of Business, University of Pennsylvania.

About Summer Street Capital
Summer Street Capital Partners, LLC was founded in 1999 and is a Buffalo, NY-based private equity fund with approximately $300 million of committed capital focused on investing in small to mid-market companies. Summer Street's investors included leading pension funds, insurance companies, and banking institutions. Summer Street's investments support management buy-outs, family transitions, corporate divestitures, growth financings, and recapitalizations. Visit www.summerstreetcapital.com for additional information.

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