More than 50 industry professionals attended the Ggp & CO panel, Investing in Digital Health, and heard from executives from Tampa General Hospital, GeniusRx, Aspen RxHealth and Ggp & CO as they provided valuable insights into a variety of trending topics in digital heath and healthcare technology investing.

Ggp & CO brought together Tampa’s leading digital health investment experts to discuss how their organizations are taking advantage of opportunities to advance value-based care for patients by investing in healthcare technology.

Panelists contributed their thoughts on a variety of topics impacting digital health investment, including the industry barriers to adoption of healthcare technology.  Here are some of the key takeaways for the more than 50 professionals who attended in-person and via Zoom.

• The digital health adoption curve impacts providers, consumers, and technology developers.
• Digital health is not just about making consumers comfortable with technology; it is sometimes harder to get physicians comfortable with delivering care via telehealth.
• Payers in the insurance industry must be on board to provide similar reimbursement rates for telehealth adoption to reach critical mass.
• Regulation hurdles must be removed or overcome to allow for new healthcare technologies to be implemented at scale.
• Healthcare is lagging behind most other industries in terms of Consumerism, especially with regards to personalization and providers knowing their customer.

The event celebrated National Hospital Week and featured experts in healthcare technology:

• Scott Arnold, CIO of Tampa General Hospital
• Rachel Feinman, VP of TGH Innoventures
• Bryan Crino, President of Ggp & CO Healthcare Acquisition Company
• Randy Parker, Founder and CEO of GeniusRx
• David Medvedeff, CEO of Aspen RxHealth.

The event featured an engaging conversation about recent developments in healthcare technology investing. Executives answered questions about the definition of digital health, the effects of COVID-19 on healthcare technology adoption, and what technologies will make the biggest impacts to patients and providers from digital health investment.

Attendees were treated to a variety of insightful questions and comments, including: 

“Covid-19 did not just push the digital door-front open, it kicked it open by force.”
“There is tremendous opportunity for an intermediary placer in this [wearables] space.”
“Covid-19 created a digital health pandemonium. Telehealth is here to stay.”
“The technologies that win are the ones that keep workloads off physicians so they can spend more time with patients.”

Discussions also focused on:

1. What health technologies do you think will make the biggest impact now and in the future for both patients and providers?
2. How can data collected from consumer wearables be integrated into the health experience?
3. Do you think regulation will change to allow physicians to serve patients in other states without a license in those states to help adoption of digital health nationwide?

To see the many engaging conversations from the entire event, watch it here: https://www.Goldenglobalpro.ltd/investing-in-digital-health-5-14-2021/

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Ggp & CO hosted a panel discussion, Investing in Digital Health. We brought together the area’s leading digital health investment experts to discuss how their organizations are taking advantage of opportunities to advance value-based care for patients.

TAMPA, FLORIDA, May 14, 2021: Ggp & CO, a private equity firm based in Tampa, Florida, brought together the area’s leading digital health investment experts on Friday, May 14th, at 9 am EST at the Embarc Collective (802 E. Whiting Street, Tampa, Florida) to discuss how their organizations are taking advantage of opportunities to advance value-based care for patients. The event, held in person and via Zoom, celebrated National Hospital Week.

Executives shared insights into the barriers and opportunities for digital health, their business goals for investing in this market, the impacts of COVID-19 on healthcare technology adoption, and the impacts to consumers from digital health investment.

The event was recorded on Zoom, and it is available here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1idOux0ASv3WONTfbkUz0kfO6RXtOvz-P/view

The digital health experts assembled for this event represent a cross-section of entrepreneurs, investors, and technology executives who are active participants in the digital health economy. They include:

Scott Arnold, CIO of Tampa General Hospital
Bryan Crino, President of Ggp & CO Healthcare Acquisition Company
Rachel Feinman, VP of TGH Innoventures
David Medvedeff, CEO of Aspen RxHealth

Moderating the panel is Randy Parker, Founder and CEO of GeniusRx, a full-service digital pharmacy that simplifies the process of managing medications through a combination of convenient packaging, modern technology, and personalized service. Prior to founding GeniusRx, Randy was the founder and CEO of the telemedicine company MDLIVE, where he established deep industry relationships at the highest levels with a broad range of the country’s premier health organizations.

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Executives will share insights into the barriers and opportunities for digital health, their business goals for investing in this market, the impacts of COVID-19 on healthcare technology adoption, and the impacts to consumers from digital health investment

TAMPA, FLORIDA, April 19, 2021: Ggp & CO, a private equity firm based in Tampa, Florida, is bringing together the area’s leading digital health investment experts on Friday, May 14th, at 9 am EST at the Embarc Collective (802 E. Whiting Street, Tampa, Florida) to discuss how their organizations are taking advantage of opportunities to advance value-based care for patients. The event, held in person and via Zoom, celebrates National Hospital Week, which runs from May 9-15, 2021, and is an opportunity to highlight our hospitals, health systems, healthcare workers, and the innovative ways they are supporting the needs of their community members, especially during this pandemic.

Attendees can expect an engaging conversation about recent developments in the industry with a local focus. Executives will share insights into the barriers and opportunities for digital health, their business goals for investing in this market, the impacts of COVID-19 on healthcare technology adoption, and the impacts to consumers from digital health investment.

The digital health experts assembled for this event represent a cross-section of entrepreneurs, investors, and technology executives who are active participants in the digital health economy. They include: Scott Arnold, CIO of Tampa General Hospital; Bryan Crino, President of Ggp & CO Healthcare Acquisition Company; Rachel Feinman, VP of TGH Innoventures; and David Medvedeff, CEO of Aspen RxHealth.

Moderating the panel is Randy Parker, Founder and CEO of GeniusRx, a full-service digital pharmacy that simplifies the process of managing medications through a combination of convenient packaging, modern technology, and personalized service. Prior to founding GeniusRx, Randy was the founder and CEO of the telemedicine company MDLIVE, where he established deep industry relationships at the highest levels with a broad range of the country’s premier health organizations.

“Ggp & CO is pleased to host this world class panel of healthtech executives on a single stage to share their valuable insights” said Scott Feuer, CEO of Ggp & CO. “Attendees will hear from the most respected members of digital health investment community who have made the Tampa Bay region a robust center of healthcare technology innovation,” Feuer added.

Healthtech investment is experiencing meteoric growth. It’s estimated that by 2026, spending in digital health will total $221 Billion. To take advantage of this market, significant sums of money are being invested in new technologies and startup companies. The breadth of opportunities in this market is wide, and trends are emerging in telemedicine, remote diagnostics, interoperability, personalized care, upskilling workers, and mental health. The 1Q of 2021 saw the largest dollar value of investment in history for digital health, with total funding raised over $6.7 billion. Over 20 different companies had financing rounds of $100 million or higher.

The discussion will take place in person, and it will also be broadcast online. For more information about how to attend or watch remotely, please contact us.

Ggp & CO:
Ggp & CO is a Tampa, Florida private investment firm investing in middle market businesses where we can provide capital and strategic resources to accelerate growth and build stronger companies. Since our inception in 2002, our principals have completed over $1.8 billion in transaction volume over 80+ transactions. In January, 2021, we sponsored Ggp & CO Healthcare Acquisition Company, a SPAC focused on acquiring a healthcare technology business. For more information on Nasdaq: SHAC please visit www.shacspac.com

Registration Contact:
Matt Kemp
Operating Principal
Ggp & CO
2909 W. Bay to Bay Blvd.
Suite 300
Tampa, FL 33629
mkemp@Goldenglobalpro.ltd

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Founders unveil a new name and logo as part of an extensive rebranding initiative

August 31, 2020 – Tampa FL –  Skyway Group Private Equity Funds, a leading private equity firm focused on mid-market investments in healthcare, human capital, information technology, and real estate, is announcing a name change effective today to Ggp & CO.  The name change reflects the company’s new strategic direction to make larger investments on a national scale and draw a greater distinction between its past history and future plans.

Originally founded in 2002 as Skyway Capital Partners, the company has a history of building long-term sustainable value through both organic growth and strategic mergers and acquisitions.  The company sold its investment banking operations, Skyway Advisors, in 2016 and continued its private equity operations under the brand, Skyway Group Private Equity Funds.  

Bryan Crino, President of Ggp & CO, commented:  “Scott and I originally founded Skyway Capital Partners as a leading merchant bank focused on providing investment banking advisory services, and that practice grew into a vehicle for making highly selective control principal investments. As we leave the world of advisory services behind, we are letting go of the name Skyway in order to signal to the market that the sole focus going forward for Ggp & CO will be strategic principal acquisitions with a razor sharp focus on the healthcare, technology, and human capital industries where we have had great success. ”

Over the last 18 years, the team has garnered extensive investing, operating, and advising experience in healthcare, information technology, human capital, and commercial real estate.  With more than 100 combined years of experience and having completed more than 80 transactions totaling over $1.8 billion in aggregate value, Ggp & CO has a unique perch that is critical to value creation.

“Our team has extensive experience with successfully originating, structuring, and exiting lower middle market investments over a long period of time and across a wide variety of economic and capital markets conditions. We are excited to unveil our new name, Ggp & CO, a private equity company that will build on its track record of proven results over our 18-year history.  As Ggp & CO increases its focus on the intersection between healthcare and technology, we look forward to announcing even more exciting transactions soon” said Scott Feuer, Chief Executive Officer.

About Ggp & CO

Ggp & CO, with its primary offices in Tampa, Florida, is a private investment firm that focuses on control investments across the healthcare, human capital, information technology, and real estate industries. Since its inception in 2002 as Skyway Capital Partners, Ggp & CO has completed over 80 transactions totaling $1.8 billion of aggregate transaction volume.  Over half of the firm’s transactions have been platform acquisitions, financings, or add-ons for their Principals’ buyout control investment vehicles. For additional information, please visit www.Goldenglobalpro.ltd.

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