Bryan Hughes
Managing Director
Bryan Hughes is a Managing Director of PMCF and leads the firm’s Healthcare team. In addition to leading this team, he also assists the firms’ transactional needs within the business services & technology and consumer, food, & retail sectors. He has more than 20 years of industry experience advising clients with mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buyouts, private placements, financings, valuation, and strategic consulting. From large global companies to small, privately-held businesses, Bryan’s clients include contract manufacturers, life sciences companies, diagnostics businesses, drug delivery services, laboratories, and medical device manufacturers. He has completed over 30 transactions with a combined deal value totaling more than $5 billion.
Bryan began his career at PMCF as an Analyst. Over his tenure at the firm, he was promoted several times, advancing to his current role as Managing Director. Bryan has written numerous articles for healthcare and medical technology industry publications. He is a frequent speaker at business, media, and industry organization events, sharing his insight of various investment banking topics, such as M&A and macro trends within the medical manufacturing and healthcare industries.
Bryan earned a BBA with an emphasis in finance from the Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan. He is a licensed securities representative holding his Series 7 and 63 registrations.
Medical Technology M&A Pulse – Q2 2024
Ongoing volatility in the Medical Technology M&A sector is driving heightened diligence and investor scrutiny to ensure acquisition targets are high-quality assets capable of withstanding current market turbulence.
Medical Technology M&A Pulse – Q1 2024
Persistent inflation in Q1 2024 delayed expected rate cuts as the Federal Reserve back tracked expectations from four to three cuts this year.
Medical Technology M&A Pulse – Q4 2023
Concerns about a recession dominated economic discussions in early 2023, fueled by the Federal Reserve’s aggressive response to historically high inflation.
Medical Technology M&A Pulse – Q3 2023
Inflation, while still an economic focal point, is not the sentiment driver it was earlier in the year and in 2022.
Medical Technology M&A Pulse – Q2 2023
One year into an unprecedented cycle of interest rate increases, the task of an economic soft landing, once deemed nearly impossible, appears more and more likely.