ACG South Florida 18th Annual Healthcare M&A Panel Discussion

Event Details

When:

October 7, 2026 12 PM - 2 PM EDT

Where:

Location Name

Tower Club

Location Address

100 Southeast 3rd Avenue
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33394
United States

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Overview

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Now in its 18th year, ACG South Florida’s Annual Healthcare M&A Panel will bring together industry leaders for a timely discussion on the forces shaping healthcare investment and dealmaking. The conversation will cover current M&A activity, valuation and financing trends, private equity and strategic investment, and where opportunities are emerging across the healthcare sector.

The panel will also explore the growing impact of AI on healthcare operations and investment strategies, along with the changing government, legal and regulatory environment. From AI-driven efficiencies and value creation to evolving laws, regulatory scrutiny and compliance considerations, the discussion will focus on what these changes mean for healthcare executives, investors and dealmakers in the year ahead.

Speakers

MODERATOR: Ari Roloff

Kaufman Rossin

Director of Client Serveices

Ari Roloff has over 20 years of experience in management, consulting, and business development across public and private sectors.

Throughout his career, Ari has led market-facing initiatives that drive firm visibility, enhance client engagement, and strengthen business development strategies. At Kaufman Rossin, he works across service lines to deliver value to key clients, leveraging a client-centric approach that focuses on understanding their business needs, and challenges to provide tailored solutions.

He has advised C-suite executives, entrepreneurs, and established companies on growth, compliance, and operational performance, serving as a trusted connector in South Florida’s business and finance communities. Prior to joining Kaufman Rossin, Ari held leadership roles in national professional services and consulting firms, focused on relationship management, business development, and strategic advisory.

Active in the community, Ari is President Emeritus at the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) South Florida and has sat on the Board of Governors for Nova Southeastern University’s H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship. He is also a past board member of the Miami Finance Forum, where he supported collaboration among finance professionals.

Ari earned a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in Finance and a Bachelor of Science in Legal Studies from Nova Southeastern University.

Scott Saunders

Farlie Turner Gilbert & Co

Managing Partner

Scott is an accomplished M&A and corporate finance professional with 30 years of principal and advisory experience with 60+ public and private companies in a variety of industries, from performing companies to those facing financial distress. Majority of experience is in middle market investment banking focused on companies that have annual revenue from $25 million to $500 million. Have considerable experience with companies in the healthcare, business services, media and communications, consumer products, and manufacturing industries in particular. Member of team that has won 7 national awards for distressed M&A advisory work.

Josh Peck

The Specialty Alliance

Chief Operating Officer

Josh Peck is the Chief Operating Officer where he leads enterprise operations and execution across the organization. In this role, Josh is focused on strengthening alignment, improving operational consistency, and supporting scalable growth that advances physician leadership, practice performance, and high-quality patient care.

Josh brings more than 20 years of experience across healthcare operations, finance, and organizational growth, with deep expertise supporting physician-led organizations at scale. He is known for his disciplined, solutions-oriented leadership style and his ability to translate strategy into practical execution that works in real-world clinical and operational environments.

Prior to joining The Specialty Alliance, Josh served as Chief Development Officer of Solaris Health, where he helped guide the organization’s strategic and organic growth from its founding in 2020. During his tenure, Solaris grew into the nation’s largest independent urology network, supporting more than 750 urologic providers across 14 states before partnering with The Specialty Alliance.

Earlier in his career, Josh spent 14 years with MEDNAX, holding roles of increasing responsibility across business development, mergers and acquisitions, and practice integration. He also served as Director of Practice Integration for American Anesthesiology, where he led onboarding and operational alignment during periods of rapid expansion.

Josh holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Florida.

Craig Pierson

AiM Medical Robotics

Founder

Howard Brooks

Concentric Health & Wellness, LLC

Founder

Howard is a seasoned strategic advisor and board member with more than three decades of leadership across M&A, organizational transformation, operational excellence, governance, and finance. He serves on the boards of Immorta Bio, JScreen, the Palm Beach County Life Sciences Advisory Council, and Breakthrough T1D, contributing expertise that spans biotech innovation, healthcare access and testing, AI-based drug discovery and commercialization, and regional life sciences economic development.

Throughout his career including serving as EY’s Americas Health Sciences Leader, Howard has guided global life sciences and healthcare organizations through complex growth initiatives — from scaling emerging healthcare platforms to advising senior executives and investors on high‑impact strategic decisions. His work includes leading major transformation programs, driving deal implementation and integration, shaping commercialization strategies, and building extensive networks of industry leaders, innovators, and capital partners.

Howard is deeply engaged in the application of AI and advanced analytics to accelerate scientific discovery, strengthen operational performance, and enhance decision‑making. He advises organizations on AI‑enabled strategy, governance, and responsible adoption, helping companies translate emerging technologies into measurable enterprise value.

Cyrus Abbassi

Greenberg Traurig

Cyrus Abbassi has a national practice focused on mergers and acquisitions and private equity transactions across a wide range of industries with particular depth in health care and business services. His clients include private equity funds, SBIC and structured funds, credit funds, portfolio companies, family offices, independent sponsors, entrepreneurs, physician practices, ambulatory surgery centers, management services organizations, behavioral health providers, and veterinary platforms, among others. As lead counsel, Cyrus has advised his clients through transactions in the middle market up to multibillion-dollar exits.

As it relates to health care, Cyrus regularly works on transactions involving ambulatory surgery centers, facility joint ventures, various physician practice specialties including cardiology, orthopedic surgery, pain management, gastroenterology, ophthalmology and primary care as well as transactions relating to home health, hospice, autism therapy (ABA), revenue cycle management, staffing services and veterinary medicine.

Cyrus writes and speaks regularly on topics relating to mergers and acquisitions in health care and other professional services industries.

Matt Bergin

Grovecourt Capital Partners

Managing Partner and Co-Founder

Matt has over 15 years of middle market private equity investment experience. Formerly a Principal at Atlantic Street Capital (ASC), Matt worked on all aspects of the investment process with a particular focus on deal sourcing, due diligence, financing, and execution. Matt pursued investments in the healthcare, business services, consumer, and multi-unit retail sectors. Prior to ASC, Matt was a member of the investment team at the Watermill Group, focusing on the industrials and distribution sectors. Matt began his career in secondary private equity investing at Newbury Partners and investment banking at Lazard Frères & Co. Matt has a B.S.B.A. from Georgetown University. Matt lives with his wife and three children in West Palm Beach, FL.

Hosted by: ACG

Chapter

South Florida