2023 ACG CIN NOV LUNCH: The Quipt Home Medical Story

Mark brings 30 years of senior executive operating and transaction expertise and experience to Silverstone. He has been a group and division level senior executive and operating president of units in Fortune 500 companies and a CEO and Chairman of middle market and high growth, venture capital-backed companies, as well as an investment banker and consultant serving middle market, high growth entrepreneurial and financial institution clients nationwide. As a principal investor, advisor and transaction team member Mark has participated in nearly 150 M& A and capital funding transactions in the last 30 years. These transactions have included multiple hundred million dollar operating units of Fortune 1000 companies, middle market companies and high growth venture funded businesses. Mark maintains an active investment banking and strategic financial consulting practice advising and representing corporations, boards of directors, company stakeholders and shareholders and financial institutions. He is frequently called upon in engagements to engineer and review deal structures, represent and execute M&A transactions and to develop valuations for businesses contemplating transactions-whether M&A or new share issuance or buy/sell agreement related.

Mark speaks and writes frequently on a range of business topics including transaction finance, mergers and acquisitions, business strategy and economics. His articles appear regularly in business journals and newspapers in the Midwest and nationally. Mark is an honors graduate of Boston University. Mark serves on several company and non-profit boards. Among these are Galerie, Inc., TP Mechanical, Inc., Mailender, Inc. and QHM, Inc. and Rational Foods. Mark is also on the Executive Committee of the Cincinnati ACG Board of Directors.

Greg has been Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Quipt Home Medical Corp. ("QHM") since December 2017. From April 2016 to December 2017 Greg served as Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of Patient Home Monitoring Corp. Greg joined QHM when QHM acquired Patient-Aids, Inc. for which Greg was the owner. Greg began working at Patient-Aids in 1994, becoming a partner within 3-years and then Patient-Aids' sole owner by 2004. During this time, Patient-Aids grew at an annual rate of 25%, and from 2013 to 2015 the Company more than doubled revenue and quadrupled earnings as it acquired, and successfully integrated, several home medical equipment businesses. Greg brings substantial operating, integration, and M&A experience to his role as QHM's Chief Executive Officer. A hands-on, problem solver, Greg has demonstrated significant skill at growing HME businesses both organically and by acquisition. 

Hardik is an astute finance professional. Prior to QHM, he was an investment banker and finance advisor at investment banking and advisory firm, Silverstone Capital Advisors for nearly ten years. Mr. Mehta has significant acquisition, transaction finance, accounting and negotiating experience. Mr. Mehta has been an advisor on more than 30 M&A and funding transactions, including buy-side transactions, across various industries and company sizes, in which he oversaw quality of earnings analysis, due diligence and post-transaction integration planning. Additionally, Mr. Mehta has deep understanding and has mastered both financial and operational aspects of the HME/DME industry. He has also worked on multiple M&A transactions in HME/DME space. Mr. Mehta has extensive experience in capital markets and excels in financial planning and analysis. Prior to Silverstone Capital Advisors, Hardik had founded Neo Magix Creations, a startup specializing in manufacturing and supplying personalized gifting to corporate and retail customers. He holds an undergraduate degree in engineering and a MBA in finance from the Lindner Graduate School of Business at the University of Cincinnati. 

John’s corporate practice has a broad scope, including corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, financing and private securities transactions. In addition to his corporate transactional practice in those areas, John has been involved in a variety of franchisor and franchisee organizations, including the Skyline Chili Franchisee Association.

At Katz Teller, John chairs the firm’s finance and opinion committees.

John represents a number of financial institutions, including JPMorgan Chase Bank, First Financial Bank, KeyBank National Association and PNC Bank.

John serves as U.S. counsel to JPMorgan for its financings under the National Jewish Federation Program, closing eight financings with a total financing value in excess of $170,000,000.

While handling the variety of matters involved in representation of business organizations, including formation, organizational structure, owner relationship and contract issues, John has represented a number of clients in significant merger and acquisition transactions.

Experienced executive with a demonstrated track record of success within the investment banking and asset management industry. Skilled in Structured Finance, Capital Markets, Asset-backed Securitization, Financial Structuring, Risk Management, Bankruptcy and Workouts and Corporate Finance. Background servicing senior executives, ownership groups and their board of directors. Thoughtful leader that operates with transparency and a commitment to inclusiveness.