Joe Modisett

Joe Modisett is a senior managing director in the firm’s strategic advisory practice focused on clients within the life sciences sector.

Prior to Evercore, Mr. Modisett was at Morgan Stanley for over 25 years, most recently as global head of healthcare investment banking.

Mr. Modisett has advised on many of the sector’s most significant transactions, working with a broad range of industry leaders. His expertise covers various deal structures, including sell-side transactions (Horizon Therapeutics’ sale to Amgen), large-scale consolidations (AbbVie’s acquisition of Allergan, Bristol Myers Squibb’s acquisition of Celgene), growth-focused acquisitions (Merck’s acquisition of Prometheus Biosciences), corporate separations (Abbott/AbbVie, Pfizer/Zoetis), strategic and financial sponsor partnerships (Novo Holdings’ acquisition of Catalent), and high-profile IPOs (Royalty Pharma, PPD, and Catalent).

Mr. Modisett earned a B.S. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.