Hughes & Company

Hughes & Company is a private equity firm focused on lower middle market healthcare software and technology-enabled services companies rather than a drug-development biotech or pharmaceutical company. The firm partners with management teams to scale healthcare technology businesses through growth capital, operational support, and strategic guidance. Its investment focus includes areas such as population health, revenue cycle management, prior authorization, value-based care, and hospital spend analytics. The firm does not invest in pharmaceutical, biotechnology, pre-revenue, clinical service, or highly capital-intensive businesses. Hughes & Company is based in Chicago and has raised dedicated healthcare growth equity funds to back expansion-stage companies.