Leerink Partners

Leerink Partners is an investment bank specializing in healthcare. The firm was founded in 1995 by Jeffrey A. Leerink, and is headquartered in Boston, with offices in New York City, San Francisco, Charlotte, and Nashville. In 2022, SVB Leerink was rebranded as SVB Securities. On June 18, 2023, SVB Financial Group agreed to sell SVB Securities in a management buyout led by the latter's CEO, Leerink. The deal, backed by funds managed by the Baupost Group, includes $55m in cash besides repayment of $26m in debt and assumption of other liabilities. In July 2023, the buyout was approved in bankruptcy court, and SVB Securities was renamed to Leerink Partners.