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Michael Simmonds

Principal at Affinity Partners

North Miami Beach, Florida

Overview 

Michael Simmonds is a Principal at Affinity Partners in North Miami Beach, Florida, with a background in private equity and venture capital. He has held key roles at Galen Partners and Health Recovery Solutions, demonstrating expertise in healthcare management and financial analysis. Simmonds has a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Duke University and has excelled in roles such as Vice President at Galen Partners, where he invested in various healthcare sectors and stages of development, showcasing strong leadership and strategic investment skills.

Work Experience 

  • Principal

    2023 - Current

  • Vice President

    2021 - 2023

  • Senior Associate

    2020 - 2021

  • Associate

    2016 - 2020

    Galen Partners is a leading private equity investment firm building on a 30+ year history of providing equity and strategic support to experienced and driven management teams to build large, sustainable businesses. Galen achieves this by leveraging healthcare experience and a network of industry relationships to help provide management partners with the necessary resources and support to create and implement impressive growth plans. Since its founding in 1990, Galen has built an investment portfolio with an aggregate market value of over $10 billion–and helped over 80 portfolio companies navigate through the complicated paths of public offerings, debt financings, and mergers and acquisitions. As such, over the past decade, Galen has earned recognition as one of the largest and most influential names in healthcare private equity investing.

  • Business Development Manager

    2015 - 2016

Health Recovery Solutions develops a cloud-based warning system to help users reduce readmissions for hospitals and ACOs.

Raised $87,070,000.00 from LLR Partners and Edison Partners.

  • Consultant

    2013 - 2015

  • Intern

    2009 - 2009

Spine Wave engages in developing and marketing medical devices for the treatment of spinal disorders.

Raised $145,450,498.00 from New Enterprise Associates, Acadia Woods Partners, Collinson Group, California Technology Ventures, MB Venture Partners and Industry Ventures.

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