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Water Street Healthcare Partners

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in May 2026, closing $1,922M. Last cheque observed Feb 2015.

Private equityQuietNew fund $1.9B, May 2026

SeedSeries AE-healthHealth-techHealthcare

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque4303days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$47MRounds led0 of 3Sole investor3 rounds
Pitch Water Street Healthcare Partners

Water Street Healthcare Partners highlights

  1. 01

    3 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Growth: 100% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 3 rounds, median $47M

What they do

Dedicated to building market leaders in healthcare since 2005.From their own website
Type
Private equity (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Stages
SeedSeries A
Sectors
E-healthHealth-techHealthcare
Based in
Chicago, United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2015

    1 round

  2. Feb
    CustopharmUSUndisclosedSole investor
  3. 2013

    2 rounds

  4. Apr
    CCBR-SYNARCGrowth · US · finsmes.comUndisclosedSole investor
  5. Jan
    Access MediQuipGrowth · US · newyork.citybizlist.com$47MSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration12 named

CAChristopher A. SweeneyPartner of Water Street Healthcare Partners, LLCiFiling they signed
JGJames G. ConnellyPartner of Water Street Healthcare Partners, LLCiFiling they signed
JVJeffrey Vaughan HolwayMember / Chief Compliance Officer / Chief Administrative OfficeriForm ADV
KAKate Anne HayesChief Financial OfficeriForm ADV
KJKathleen J. OssmanExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
KAKevin A. SwanPartner of Water Street Healthcare Partners, LLCiFiling they signed
MLMaxwell L. MishkinExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
MJMichael J. BrennanExecutive Officer, PromoteriFiling they signed
NHNed H. VillersPartner of Water Street Healthcare Partners, LLCiFiling they signed
PAPeter A. StrothmanPartner of Water Street Healthcare Partners, LLCiFiling they signed
RHRobert H. WomsleyPartner of Water Street Healthcare Partners, LLCiFiling they signed
TATimothy Allan DuganManaging Partner of Water Street Healthcare Partners, LLCiFiling they signed

We also hold 29 people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

$7.5Bassets it managesOct 2026
Registeredinvestment adviserfull reporting to the SEC
Legal name
Water Street Healthcare Partners, LLC
SEC number
CRD 156694

Funds on its Form ADV

16 private funds, $7.4B in gross assets · filed Jul 2024

  1. Pegasus WSJLL Fund, L.P.Private equity165 investors$2.0B
  2. Water Street Healthcare Partners IV, L.P.Private equity64 investors$1.1B
  3. Water Street Healthcare Partners V, L.P.Private equity73 investors$956M
  4. Water Street Orion Fund, L.P.Private equity56 investors$730M
  5. Water Street Orion Fund Parallel, L.P.Private equity27 investors$501M
  6. Water Street Healthcare Partners III, L.P.Private equity72 investors$465M
  7. Water Street Healthcare Partners V Parallel, L.P.Private equity31 investors$423M
  8. Water Street Healthcare Partners IV S, L.P.Private equity41 investors$351M
  9. Water Street Healthcare Partners IV AIV Parallel, L.P.Private equity13 investors$294M
  10. WSHP IV AIV Cayman, L.P.Private equity64 investors$266M

And 6 more on the filing.

Who backs their funds

1 LP on record in Water Street Healthcare Partners's funds

Committed
$38M
Funds
1
Vintages
2005

The institutions that put money into its funds, which the firm then invests in companies.Source: the pension's own report, latest Jun 2025.

Quick answers about Water Street Healthcare Partners

What does Water Street Healthcare Partners invest in?

Water Street Healthcare Partners invests most often at Growth (100% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as E-health, Health-tech and Healthcare.

How active is Water Street Healthcare Partners?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Feb 2015.

How big are Water Street Healthcare Partners's cheques?

The median round it joins is $47M.

Is Water Street Healthcare Partners investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Feb 2015.

What kind of investor is Water Street Healthcare Partners?

Water Street Healthcare Partners is a private equity firm based in Chicago, United States.

How much does Water Street Healthcare Partners manage?

About $7.5B, as regulatory assets under management (Oct 2026).

Has Water Street Healthcare Partners raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in May 2026, reporting $1.9B raised.

When was Water Street Healthcare Partners founded?

Water Street Healthcare Partners was founded in 2005.

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