Chartis Announces Majority Investment from Blackstone to Advance Mission of Healthcare Transformation

Chartis, a leading healthcare advisory firm, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to receive a majority investment from funds managed by Blackstone (”Blackstone”). This strategic investment will support the firm’s continued growth as a leading advisor to providers, payers, technology innovators, retail companies, and investors who are making positive and transformative change within US healthcare. The investment includes continued equity participation from Audax Private Equity (“Audax”).

Blackstone is investing in Chartis through its core private equity strategy, which partners with high-quality, market-leading businesses for longer periods than traditional private equity. The investment will enable Chartis to further extend its capabilities across its strategic, digital and technology, clinical, and financial transformation offerings for healthcare clients. This funding is also anticipated to help further expand the full Chartis family of companies, currently including HealthScape Advisors, Jarrard, and Greeley.

“Chartis was founded with the mission to help clients fundamentally improve healthcare delivery across the United States. Over the past 23 years, since our inception, great strides have been made. Looking to the future, we are excited to do even more. Blackstone shares our commitment to supporting industry leaders across the healthcare landscape as they strive to make care in the US more accessible, more affordable, more reliable, more equitable, and more human for patients and caregivers,” say co-founders Ken Graboys, CEO of Chartis, and Ethan Arnold, Managing Partner.

“Blackstone’s expertise, scale, and resources align well with Chartis’ transformative vision for the future of the industry,” said Greg Maddrey, President of Chartis. “This investment will provide us with the resources to grow our organic offerings, expand our capabilities, and further enhance our infrastructure. We are excited about the future and confident that this partnership will help us enable our clients to reshape healthcare for the better.”

“The increasing complexity of the healthcare landscape has only amplified the need for trusted partners like Chartis,” said Ram Jagannath, a Senior Managing Director at Blackstone. “Ken, Ethan, Greg, and their team have done a tremendous job building a leading advisory business for their clients by serving as a strategic thought partner that leverages next-generation technology and care models. The company’s powerful mission-driven culture is a testament to its impressive leadership and people. We look forward to bringing the resources of Blackstone’s global platform to bear to support Chartis’ continued growth.”