IndustryHealthcare and Life Sciences
Transforming healthcare for tomorrow
Bioscience innovations and digital disruption are reshaping the pharma industry, putting increased pressure on the reimbursement of technologies and more rigorous demands on “innovators.” Confronted with time-consuming development and licensing processes, ever-changing regulatory requirements, the digitalization of product launches and patient administration, as well as cost inflation, healthcare companies are facing major challenges to the sustainability of their business models.
Success will require superior workflow concepts, novel “gig economy” staffing solutions, hybrid care models and ecosystem integration. Furthermore, consolidation and digitalization will be needed to drive scale and efficiency despite budget constraints and regulatory hurdles.
We support clients in developing individual and effective solutions for all these challenges. With our unique combination of in-depth corporate finance and management consulting expertise, we offer end-to-end advisory support, from strategic conceptualization through to operational implementation.

Shaping the new era of healthcare
In a world driven by rapid progress, we recognize the pivotal role of providing strategic advice to seamlessly guide our clients in the dynamic landscapes of healthcare, pharma, MedTech, hospitals and life sciences. We use our core expertise in Transformations and Transactions to shape the new era of the healthcare sector, where we craft innovative solutions to drive growth, build ecosystems, initiate organizational change and advise on transactions for sustained success.
At the heart of our philosophy is a commitment to placing all patient journey stakeholders at the forefront of every strategy. In doing so, we not only examine the awareness, diagnosis and prescription, treatment, and monitoring and adherence phases in detail, at Fortlane Partners we also design every step to enhance the patient experience, drive growth, and shape the future of healthcare.

- Unlock the full potential of your healthcare venture with tailored growth strategies aligned with industry trends and patient needs.
- Assist clients in shaping and executing their digital strategy, from definition to implementation.
- Foster collaborative ecosystems that create end-to-end patient journeys, connecting stakeholders for comprehensive and patient-centric healthcare solutions.
- Commercial partnerships for market launch and penetration.
- Help financial sponsors to evaluate and execute transactions spread across the whole pharma, medical devices, biotech and food supplements value chain, ranging from R&D API production, final dosage formulation, sales and marketing, to healthcare services.
- Implement a forward-thinking portfolio strategy that paves the way for innovative value creation methods.Implement a forward-thinking portfolio strategy that paves the way for innovative value creation methods.
- Embrace the digital future with our expert-guided organizational change processes, ensuring sustainable transformations that drive long-term success.
- Establish and manage PMOs for transformation projects, leveraging agile project management tools.
Client storiesWhat our clients say
We work with them because they make the difference. Besides great expertise and experience, their way of working with our teams is always spot on – prudent, empathic, and collaborative. Their consultants fully understand what‘s happening on the ground and support our teams with straightforward, logical, and ready-to-implement solutions.CEO, Phoenix Pharmahandel GmbH & Co. KG

Filippo Cerrone, Partner at Fortlane Partners
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Event SeriesHealthcare Compass Symposium
Fortlane Partners organizes the Healthcare Compass Symposium once a year. Each event in the series explores a particular issue in the healthcare sector, bringing together leading experts, innovators, healthcare decision makers, and advisers from both the government and private sectors. At our last event in September 2023, the future and opportunities of digital health ecosystems were discussed, following the two guiding questions:
- Tackling the chronic disease epidemic – can digital health strategies alleviate the burden and provide better care for patients?
- Precision medicine is starved of data – are patient autonomy and market mechanisms a way to unlock data silos?
Stay tuned for future Compass events!
DealsTransactions that we successfully helped to complete
We have accompanied numerous healthcare-relevant transactions. With over 300 international sell-side and buy-side transactions totalling in excess of 15 billion euros in the last ten years alone, we are one of the most successful mid-market M&A firms. This success is founded on our sector expertise and excellent process management, valued by financial investors and corporate clients alike.