J. Todd Watkins – Partner
Direct Dial: 404-835-3107
Email: twatkins@edgecappartners.com
 
Todd brings over 20 years of investment banking experience to Edge Healthcare Partners.  In addition to a long career in investment banking, Todd also brings an operational and entrepreneurial perspective to Edge Healthcare Partners as he was a Founder and Senior Vice President of OrthoLink Physicians Corporation, a practice-management company focused on orthopedics that developed, owned and managed ambulatory surgery centers.  During his tenure at OrthoLink, Todd was instrumental in developing new physician partnerships and helped the company grow from a 5 person start-up in 1995 to over $20 million in EBITDA when it was acquired by United Surgical Partners in early 2000.
 
As a trusted advisor to healthcare companies, Todd has managed a wide variety of projects ranging from acquisitions, divestitures, financings and financial restructurings to joint ventures and strategic alliance formation.  Todd has advised on over 100 transactions in his career ranging from start-up stage financings to multi-billion dollar public mergers.
 
Prior to founding Edge Healthcare Partners, Todd held senior level positions at Houlihan Lokey and The Robinson-Humphrey Company and its successor, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey where he was head of Healthcare Investment Banking.  Previously, Todd worked in the investment banking department at Smith Barney for over 10 years.  Todd graduated summa cum laude with a B.B.A. in finance and accounting from Southern Methodist University where he was valedictorian of his class and earned an M.B.A. with a concentration in finance and management from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He is registered with FINRA as a General Securities Representative (Series 24, 7 and 63).
 
 
Bryan H. Pope – Partner
Direct Dial: 404-835-3106
Email: bpope@edgecappartners.com
 
With experience in both law and investment banking, Bryan brings a diverse range of skills to Edge Healthcare Partners.  During his career, Bryan has directed over 70 transactions including over 60 healthcare transactions.  He has managed a wide variety of acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, financings and related transactions for a diverse group of healthcare providers, tax-exempt entities, device manufacturers, distributors, healthcare information technology and life sciences companies.
 
Bryan began his professional career as a corporate restructuring attorney in the Atlanta office of the law firm of King & Spalding.  Following his legal career, Bryan was a director at The Robinson-Humphrey Company and its successor, SunTrust Robinson Humphrey where, along with Todd, he managed the healthcare investment banking group.  Prior to founding Edge Healthcare Partners, Bryan was a director in the healthcare investment banking department at Houlihan Lokey where, in addition to his senior role on investment banking assignments, he managed the healthcare group’s private equity, venture capital and hedge fund relationships.
 
Bryan earned a B.S. in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he was a Morehead Scholar; a J.D. from Emory University School of Law; and an M.B.A. from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University, where he was a Roberto C. Goizueta Scholar.  Mr. Pope is registered with FINRA (formerly the NASD) as a General Securities Representative (Series 7 and 63).
 
 
Mary E. Brittingham – Senior Associate
Direct Dial: 404-835-3108
Email: mbrittingham@edgecappartners.com
 
Mary is a senior associate in Edge Healthcare Partners' Atlanta office.  She has been involved in numerous transactions across the gamut of healthcare including acquisitions, divestitures, recapitalizations, valuations, financings and fairness opinions.  Mary is a key part of our team, having worked with Todd and Bryan on over 30 transactions at predecessor firms.
 
Prior to joining Edge Healthcare Partners, Mary was an associate in the healthcare investment banking department at Houlihan Lokey.  Previously, Mary was a senior financial analyst in the healthcare investment banking department at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey.  In addition to her transaction responsibilities while at SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Mary was also head of the analyst training program.
 
Mary received a B.S. in commerce with a concentration in finance from the University of Virginia.  She is registered with FINRA (formerly the NASD) as a General Securities Representative (Series 7 and 63).
OUR TEAM

The Edge Healthcare Partners team has worked together for over 10 years and has successfully completed over 60 transactions for their healthcare clients.  In addition, the senior members of the team have multi-disciplinary backgrounds including healthcare operations, development and legal representation.