Ashfords’ partners Deborah Rowntree and Ben Tarrant will chair panels 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.
Ben will chair the ‘Sustainability, estates and cost to serve panel’, exploring how to increase sustainability in the healthcare sector, with expert insights from David Rowe-Bewick, chief finance officer of the National Care Group.
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.”
Real estate partner Ben Tarrant commented: “The health and social care sector is going through a significant period of change with increased focus on sustainability and a shift towards the cost effective management of estates.
“I look forward to chairing a panel in the CFO stream to discuss how we can anticipate changes and identify opportunities for sustainable growth.”
Deborah and Ben are members 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 public sector team.
