VSS Capital Partners, a private investment firm investing in the healthcare, business services and education industries, appointed Dean Pernisie as a strategic partner at the firm. Pernisie will join the firm’s senior advisors, where he will help lead new investment opportunities in healthcare services.
“Dean’s experience and business expertise will further augment our deal-execution efforts in healthcare, and his industry experience will be useful in securing both new platform investment and development opportunities,” Jeffrey Stevenson, managing partner at VSS, said. “Our senior advisors are a great resource to the VSS team and will help us to continue our growth trajectory and position our firm for success in 2022.”
Pernisie brings 16 years of private equity experience to his career, which includes working across a range of healthcare subsectors such as acute home health, behavioral health, clinical research, medical equipment and outpatient therapy. Prior to joining VSS, he was a principal at Gemini Investors, a Boston-based private equity firm, for more than 16 years and previously served as a managing director at Asydan Capital Management.
“I’m thrilled to join VSS at a time when there is increasing demand for healthcare services, and as the firm continues to invest in tech-enabled, lower middle-market healthcare service businesses across North America,” Pernisie said. “I look forward to supporting VSS’ continued success investing in healthcare services opportunities.”
