Researching health care trends in health care companies since 1948

Irving Levin Associates is the leading publisher of merger, acquisition and venture capital data on the health care industry. Since 1948, Irving Levin has been providing Wall Street, investors and health care executives with timely, accurate and reliable market intelligence on mergers and acquisitions, venture capital, mortgage financing, private placements, IPOs and secondary offerings. The firm publishes four newsletters: The SeniorCare Investor, The Health Care M&A Information Service, Healthcare Corporate Finance News and Senior Living Business. We also maintain an online database of healthcare ventures, mergers and acquisitions for the past decade.

About the Team….

Stephen M.  Monroe is the managing editor and a partner at Irving Levin Associates, Inc. Established in 1948, Irving Levin Associates is a research and publishing firm that specializes in the seniors housing and health care investment markets, with several newsletters and acquisition reports. Mr. Monroe has been with the company for 20 years and has published more than 50 articles dealing with various aspects of investing in the health care and seniors housing arena. In addition, he is the editor of The SeniorCare Investor, a monthly newsletter, and The Senior Care Acquisition Report, an annual study of acquisition trends in the senior care market. Prior to joining the company, Mr. Monroe was a vice president of investment banking at Kidder, Peabody & Co. in New York City where he completed a variety of public equity, bond and merger and acquisition transactions. He received his MBA in Finance from Columbia University and graduated magna cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from the University of Vermont.

Eleanor B. Meredith is a partner and publisher at the Firm.  As publisher, she oversees the strategic direction of the Firm and many aspects of the marketing of publications and online databases.   Prior to 1998, she was in charge of the valuation and consulting practice that provided financial advisory services to many of the nation’s largest health care systems.   Prior to joining Levin in 1986, Ms. Meredith served as vice president in the Health Care Group of PaineWebber, and has also been associated with Dillon, Read and Co. and The Chase Manhattan Bank.  In addition to being a licensed principal of the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD), she is a member of the Appraisal Institute (MAI).  She also holds real estate and appraisal licenses in several states. A graduate of Georgetown University, Ms. Meredith holds an MBA in finance from Columbia University.

Sanford B. Steever, Ph.D., is editor of The Health Care M&A Monthly and The Health Care M&A Report, and manages the Firm’s extensive database of information on mergers and acquisitions in the health care industry. An experienced writer, editor and researcher, Dr. Steever has held a wide range of editorial and managerial roles for the University of Chicago, the University of Pennsylvania, and Price Waterhouse. A graduate of Cornell University with a degree in linguistics, he holds a master’s degree and a doctorate from the University of Chicago.

Gretchen S. Swanson is Associate Editor of the Healthcare Corporate Finance News.

Donna Devaul is Director of Marketing for the Firm and is responsible for the marketing strategy and execution of all marketing programs. Ms. Devaul has more than 15 years of experience in publishing on both the editorial and marketing sides. Prior to joining Levin in 2001, she held marketing positions at Simba Information, a Primedia company, and Money magazine, a Time Inc. publication. Her editorial credits include managing editor of Catalog Age magazine, where she won regional and national editing awards. While at Levin, she has won marketing awards from both The Newsletter on Newsletters and the Specialized Information Publishers Foundation. Ms. Devaul is a magna cum laude graduate of Hamilton College and holds a Masters in Public and Private Management from Yale University.

Velvet Van Bueren is Director of Operations for the Firm, managing the overall operations of the publications.  In addition, she is the webmaster of the corporate web site.   Prior to joining Irving Levin Associates, she was an associate research analyst at Parade Publications, publisher of Parade Magazine. Well skilled in more than a dozen computer programs, Ms. Van Bueren earned a bachelor’s degree from San Francisco State University.

Stacey Foss is Publications Coordinator for the Firm.

Gail Donovan is Director of Subscriber Services for the Firm.

Karen Pujol is Subscription Services for the Firm.

Kris Kristiansen is Production and Billing Service for the Firm.

Chris Liberante is Bookkeeper for the Firm.