Ashfords’ partner Deborah Rowntree will chair a panel in the CFO stream at HealthInvestor UK’s Healthcare Summit 2026.
Deborah will chair the session ‘Raising capital and managing refinancing risk’. This panel will explore strategies for raising capital in the healthcare sector, with expert insights and practical tips from Nick Essex, acting chief executive officer and chief finance officer of Liaise and Jamie Stuart, co-founder and chief commercial officer of Fortava Healthcare.
Healthcare finance partner Deborah Rowntree commented: “Despite ongoing challenges, including continuing economic uncertainty, an evolving political landscape, and regulatory and workforce pressures, the healthcare sector continues to demonstrate considerable resilience.
“I am looking forward to joining the panel to explore how organisations can raise capital and manage risk in a changing landscape.”
Deborah is a member of Ashfords' specialist healthcare sector team, led by corporate partner Jocelyn Ormond. The team advises health and social care providers across the UK, alongside the investors and lenders that support the sector, on a broad range of legal issues, including complex regulatory, governance and compliance matters.
For more information, please contact our healthcare and life sciences team.
