W Kenneth Marlow

Practice Areas

Ken Marlow is known as a go-to transactional advisor in the healthcare industry. During his three-decade career, he has worked with hospitals, health systems and other healthcare providers, and healthcare investors to structure and execute their most complex transactions.

Ken has led some of the most significant and transformative transactions in the United States, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and joint ventures among hospitals, physician groups, and other providers. He has assisted clients with hundreds of transactions in both healthcare services and life sciences, including ambulatory, digital health and AI, behavioral health, physician practice management, home health and hospice, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, laboratory services, payor combinations, long-term care, and rehabilitation.

In addition to his hospital and health systems practice, Ken regularly represents private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies in a wide variety of transactional matters. He also works with clients across the healthcare community with respect to board guidance and other corporate governance needs. With a nationwide practice and deep roots in Nashville, the epicenter of the US healthcare industry, Ken is uniquely positioned to connect clients with the right partners to achieve their strategic business objectives.

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Publications

“Push for More Home-Based Health Care Will Sustain M&A Activity,” Bloomberg Law, 22 March 2023

Education