MaryEllen Pickrell

Advisor to healthcare providers on complex M&A transactions

When acquiring hospitals, healthcare facilities or physician practices, healthcare companies and hospital systems value MaryEllen Pickrell's insight into the business side of transactional matters. With a strong corporate background, MaryEllen provides real-world, strategic advice to companies on structuring myriad complex transactions in compliance with healthcare regulatory laws.

MaryEllen advises providers on alignment strategies including the acquisition and divestiture of healthcare facilities, joint ventures with health systems, physicians and other healthcare providers, physician practice acquisitions, and regulatory issues. Her extensive experience includes:

• Acquisitions of tax-exempt facilities subject to state attorney general review
• Purchases of distressed facilities
• Joint ventures of hospital systems
• Acquisitions of facilities in competitive situations
• Acquisitions of physician practices

Her ability to handle client transactions from both financial and legal standpoints has made her a trusted advisor to CEOs, Generals Counsel, and development officers seeking to increase market share or expand into new regions.