McDermott Will & Schulte represents Ampersand Capital Partners in close of oversubscribed fund at $1.5 billion hard cap | McDermott

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McDermott Will & Schulte represents Ampersand Capital Partners in close of oversubscribed fund at $1.5 billion hard cap

May 28, 2026

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McDermott Will & Schulte represented Ampersand Capital Partners, a middle-market private equity firm dedicated to growth in the healthcare sector, in the formation of Ampersand 2026 Limited Partnership with $1.5 billion in limited partner commitments. This oversubscribed fund, which is Ampersand’s twelfth primary fund since 1992, held a single close at the hard cap less than 5 months after launch.

The McDermott team was led by Jason Kaplan, Marc SanaMarc Elovitz, David Wermuth, Kristian Werling and Michael Jaroslawicz, with invaluable assistance from Sarah Heberlig, Jimmy AiosaEric Wesson, Joseph Daly, Kyle Hendrix, Matthew Schecter, Eric Choi, Nick Fagge and David Cohen.

Read the press release here.

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Jason S. Kaplan

Partner

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Marc Sana

Associate

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Marc E. Elovitz

Partner

New York – 919 Third Avenue

David S. Wermuth

Partner

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Kristian A. Werling

Partner

Chicago

Sarah E. Heberlig

Associate

New York – 919 Third Avenue

James (Jimmy) V. Aiosa

Law Clerk

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Michael S. Jaroslawicz

Partner

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Eric B. Wesson

Associate

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Joseph Daly

Associate, Law Clerk

Nashville

Kyle B. Hendrix

Associate

Washington, DC

Matthew I. Schecter

Associate

New York – 919 Third Avenue

Nick Fagge

Partner

London – One Eagle Place

David M. Cohen

Partner

New York – 919 Third Avenue

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