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Aesthetic Partners
Aesthetic Partners is a company that partners with and acquires medical aesthetics, cosmetic dermatology, and plastic surgery clinics. It offers services such...
Aesthetic Partners
Aesthetic Partners is a company that partners with and acquires medical aesthetics, cosmetic dermatology, and plastic surgery clinics. It offers services such as capital investments, marketing, HR, training, technology, and legal support. Aesthetic Partners was founded in 2019 and is based in Miami, Florida.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Miami
Corporate office
Miami, FL, United States
Principals
Courtney Ellenbogen
Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Faraz Karbasi
Co-Founder & Executive Advisor
Tara Watson
Chief Operations Officer
Goran Vukovic
Chief Financial Officer
Sector focus
Frequently asked questions
Does Aesthetic Partners participate in fund commitments or only direct deals?
Only direct acquisitions and de novo practice openings are evident on the firm's website. There is no mention of fund-of-fund commitments, co-investment programs, or limited-partner relationships with external managers.
What investment stages does Aesthetic Partners typically target?
The firm targets established, founder-owned practices with strong local brands, offering a partnership that can include partial liquidity upfront and a path to full exit later. It also pursues de novo openings, providing start-up capital and operational support for new clinics. No early-stage venture or minority-growth equity activity is disclosed.
Which sectors does Aesthetic Partners explicitly avoid?
Aesthetic Partners concentrates exclusively on medical aesthetics, including plastic surgery and non-surgical med-spa services. No portfolio companies outside this vertical are named, and the firm has not signaled interest in adjacent areas such as dermatology-pathology labs, dental cosmetics, or general healthcare services.
How is the firm's clinical governance separated from its financial operations?
Aesthetic Partners publicly names its Chief Innovation Officer, Chief Medical Officer, and Director of Scientific Education, alongside a dozen affiliated surgeon-partners. This structure signals that clinical standards sit in a separate hierarchy from the CEO, CFO, and operational leadership. Whether these roles carry formal governance rights or serve primarily as marketing and peer-recruitment functions is not detailed in public disclosures.
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