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Built by operators, not investors

The Team BehindThe Structure

The same team, from first call through closing. No handoffs, no middlemen.

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Built by operators, not investors

The Team BehindThe Structure

The same team, from first call through closing. No handoffs, no middlemen.

explore careers

01 Founders

Marcus Wendt

CEO & Co-Founder

Leads deal architecture, negotiation strategy, and long-term growth planning.

Directs seller negotiations, physician recruitment, and advisory relationships

Designs acquisition frameworks that protect physician ownership and clinical autonomy

Designs post-close operational playbooks and long-term practice growth strategy

Marcus Wendt

CEO & Co-Founder

Leads deal architecture, negotiation strategy, and long-term growth planning.

Directs seller negotiations, physician recruitment, and advisory relationships

Designs acquisition frameworks that protect physician ownership and clinical autonomy

Designs post-close operational playbooks and long-term practice growth strategy

Marcus Wendt

CEO & Co-Founder

Leads deal architecture, negotiation strategy, and long-term growth planning.

Directs seller negotiations, physician recruitment, and advisory relationships

Designs acquisition frameworks that protect physician ownership and clinical autonomy

Designs post-close operational playbooks and long-term practice growth strategy

Michael Irizarry

CIO & Co-Founder

Leads capital relationships, investor engagement, and external business development.

Manages investor introductions and capital partner pipelines

Drives external business development and partnership growth

Builds lender relationships and structures deal financing

Michael Irizarry

CIO & Co-Founder

Leads capital relationships, investor engagement, and external business development.

Manages investor introductions and capital partner pipelines

Drives external business development and partnership growth

Builds lender relationships and structures deal financing

Michael Irizarry

CIO & Co-Founder

Leads capital relationships, investor engagement, and external business development.

Manages investor introductions and capital partner pipelines

Drives external business development and partnership growth

Builds lender relationships and structures deal financing

Shady Tammam

CTO & Co-Founder

Built the technology and data infrastructure powering Verdira's acquisition intelligence.

Architected Rogue, Verdira's proprietary sourcing and evaluation platform

Engineered a nationwide physician intelligence database from federal disclosure data

Designed automation and structured data pipelines for deal sourcing

Shady Tammam

CTO & Co-Founder

Built the technology and data infrastructure powering Verdira's acquisition intelligence.

Architected Rogue, Verdira's proprietary sourcing and evaluation platform

Engineered a nationwide physician intelligence database from federal disclosure data

Designed automation and structured data pipelines for deal sourcing

Shady Tammam

CTO & Co-Founder

Built the technology and data infrastructure powering Verdira's acquisition intelligence.

Architected Rogue, Verdira's proprietary sourcing and evaluation platform

Engineered a nationwide physician intelligence database from federal disclosure data

Designed automation and structured data pipelines for deal sourcing

One Team, End to End

The people who answer your first call are the same people who sign at closing. Nobody hands you off.

02 Senior Team

Uzair Afzal

CFO (CPA, CFE)

Provides financial oversight, proforma validation, and compliance across every transaction.

Audits cash flow, margins, and accounting practices pre-acquisition

Validates proformas and flags financial inconsistencies

Guides tax strategy and documentation integrity

Uzair Afzal

CFO (CPA, CFE)

Provides financial oversight, proforma validation, and compliance across every transaction.

Audits cash flow, margins, and accounting practices pre-acquisition

Validates proformas and flags financial inconsistencies

Guides tax strategy and documentation integrity

Uzair Afzal

CFO (CPA, CFE)

Provides financial oversight, proforma validation, and compliance across every transaction.

Audits cash flow, margins, and accounting practices pre-acquisition

Validates proformas and flags financial inconsistencies

Guides tax strategy and documentation integrity

Paige Szymanski

Legal Acquisitions & Risk Strategy

Runs legal strategy and contract development for Verdira's acquisitions.

Designs and negotiates acquisition agreements and partnership structures

Identifies risk exposure and enforceability gaps before close

Manages legal diligence and regulatory compliance across every deal

Paige Szymanski

Legal Acquisitions & Risk Strategy

Runs legal strategy and contract development for Verdira's acquisitions.

Designs and negotiates acquisition agreements and partnership structures

Identifies risk exposure and enforceability gaps before close

Manages legal diligence and regulatory compliance across every deal

Kanishk Joshi

Senior Legal Analyst Healthcare M&A

Manages legal documentation and diligence coordination for acquisitions.

Drafts operating, compliance, and transaction documents

Coordinates diligence materials and document control across deal stages

Builds scalable M&A documentation templates

Kanishk Joshi

Senior Legal Analyst Healthcare M&A

Manages legal documentation and diligence coordination for acquisitions.

Drafts operating, compliance, and transaction documents

Coordinates diligence materials and document control across deal stages

Builds scalable M&A documentation templates

Kanishk Joshi

Senior Legal Analyst Healthcare M&A

Manages legal documentation and diligence coordination for acquisitions.

Drafts operating, compliance, and transaction documents

Coordinates diligence materials and document control across deal stages

Builds scalable M&A documentation templates

03 Clinical Advisory Board

Dr. James Kelly

Founding Member, Clinical Advisory Board

The physician voice guiding how Verdira evaluates and transitions ophthalmology practices — keeping clinical judgment at the center of every decision.

1998

NY solo practitioners in succession window

Northwell

Director of Refractive Surgery Education

100,000+

Procedures performed

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