Nashville, TN – September 18, 2024 – Council Capital, a leading private equity firm focused on investing in the healthcare sector, announced the hiring of Colette Edgar and Landon Klausing as the newest members of its Portfolio Value Creation team. In their roles as Associate Chiefs of Staff, they will be responsible for partnering with the firm’s portfolio companies to implement a variety of growth and operational best practices.
Colette joins the firm from McKinsey & Co. where she supported numerous healthcare clients through operational and strategic transformation projects. Landon joins the firm from Accenture where he was a member of the consulting firm’s strategy practice, specifically working alongside its private equity clients.
“Right out of the gate, Colette and Landon have been great additions to the team!” said Tim Schulte, Partner at Council Capital. “Their role is designed connect the dots between the strategic ideas of management and boards and the tactical implementation of those great ideas.”
“I am excited to join Council Capital’s Value Creation team where I can use the strategy skills I learned at McKinsey to support tangible change and value creation at our portfolio companies,” said Colette. “I’m also eager to work alongside our executive teams as we bring forward a host of established best practices and scalable resources to accelerate growth,” said Landon.
The firm has plans to continue investing in its Value Creation capabilities and team.
About Council Capital
Council Capital is a healthcare-focused private equity firm based in Nashville, Tennessee. Council Capital invests in lower middle market healthcare-related companies where it believes it can drive growth by applying its Council Model, which draws upon the resources and experience of its CEO Council (experienced industry executives), Strategic Healthcare Investors, and Value Creation Team. Council Capital leverages its Council Model to attract and support leading management teams and portfolio companies on the ‘right side’ of change in the healthcare industry – where growth will accelerate as cost pressure and quality demands increase. Council Capital targets control and minority investments with enterprise values typically between $10 million and $50 million. For more details, please visit www.councilcapital.com.