Courtney Midanek

Courtney Midanek is a Managing Director and Co-Leader of Kaufman Hall’s Mergers & Acquisitions practice. With more than 25 years of experience in M&A, capital markets and valuations, she provides partnership and M&A advisory services for a variety of healthcare services clients.

Prior to Kaufman Hall, Courtney was in the Business Expansion Group of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, where she supported strategic asset and partnership initiatives. She previously held various roles in the Corporate Development Group at BMO Capital Markets and began her career as an industry generalist in the M&A advisory group of Robert W. Baird & Co.

Courtney is a frequent speaker at industry events and has published numerous articles and reports on a variety of healthcare topics, including hospital mergers and acquisitions and partnerships between health systems, laboratory services providers and other healthcare services providers. She holds an MBA from Northwestern University, with concentrations in finance, management and strategy and earned a BS in finance from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.