March 10, 2026 – 60 Seconds with Ben Swett: The State of the Healthcare M&A Market
At a Miami healthcare PE conference, discussion focused on rising outpatient investment, AI and a persistent bid-ask spread slowing broader healthcare M&A versus seniors housing. With strong dry powder, buyers are exploring creative deal structures and new sectors. A March 19 webinar will analyze these trends and the latest M&A data across healthcare.
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I attended the McDermott Will & Schulte Healthcare Private Equity Conference in Miami Beach last week, and the buzz mostly centered around increased investment in outpatient care, AI in healthcare and a persistent bid-ask spread that has kept healthcare M&A relatively steady, and down when comparing it to the seniors housing and care market. Still, there is no shortage of dry powder targeting deals across the healthcare spectrum. And buyers are having to get a little creative on deal structures, options outside of traditional M&A and ancillary sectors that they previously may not have considered.
The trip was good timing, because next week on Thursday March 19th, I’ll be moderating a webinar on the State of the Healthcare M&A Market when I can get all of my pressing questions coming out of the conference answered. A panel of dealmaking experts will also analyze our latest M&A data on everything from hospitals and behavioral health to home care and, of course, outpatient facilities. The webinar is free for all to attend, so register today and get your questions by our panel, too.
Latest Senior Care Valuation Statistics are Released
The 31st Senior Care Acquisition Report is out for LevinPro LTC and LTC News subscribers, featuring the largest proprietary dataset yet with hundreds of confidential prices, cap rates and operating metrics. With record M&A and strong Class-A gains, seniors housing hit a record $267,000 per unit, as AL and IL also set new highs—key data for 2026 dealmaking.
Values Soar Across All Sectors
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Deal activity surged in early 2026, following a record 2025 with 870+ transactions. Momentum is strongest in seniors housing as capital markets improve and more assets hit the market. Skilled nursing deals were flat year over year despite higher spend, likely due to a shortage of sellers, as buyers hold onto SNFs given strong fundamentals, ancillary revenues and improving reimbursement.




