Chiron Financial added industry veteran James P. Davis as director of the firm’s healthcare investment banking practice.

Davis is focused on leading the firm’s healthcare transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, private debt and equity placements and financial restructurings. He is based in Dallas.

Prior to joining Chiron, Davis held senior positions at healthcare organizations including The University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System, Tenet Healthcare and Forest Park Medical Center. As CEO of Forest Park Medical Center, he played a pivotal role in the hospital’s development and initial operations, through to the final transition and sale of the asset to Texas Health Resources.

“We’re very excited to formalize our healthcare practice under Jim’s leadership,” said Jay H. Krasoff, managing director. “It’s a rapidly-changing industry, and having his expertise from both the operational and financial point of view will be a strategic asset when it comes to structuring transactions and serving clients and equity sponsors in this sector. He has a unique understanding of what CEOs are experiencing as they consolidate and evolve to keep up with ever-changing regulatory and reimbursement environments.”

Houston-based Chiron Financial is an investment banking firm that serves healthcare providers, healthcare services, and medical technology companies in the middle market.