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GLOSSARY: Key Financial Terms of Private Equity Transactions
Learn the definitions of key financial terms in private equity transactions. Provided by expert partners and compiled by Levin Associates.
Hospitals Partnering with Private Equity: A Strategic Realignment
Levin Associates attended AHLA’s Health Care Transactions Conference on April 17-19, 2023, and the insights shared below are from panel discussions our writer observed in person and from follow-up conversations with panelists. Partnerships with private equity-backed...
A Growing Trend: Health Systems Collaborating with Private Equity
Are traditional health systems and private equity-backed groups natural competitors? Maybe not. Levin Associates' proprietary deal database, which tracks mergers and acquisitions in real time, shows the fast pace at which both sides have been consolidating the medical...
The Benefits and Pitfalls of Selling Physician Practices
INTRODUCTIONThe Physician Medical Group (PMG) market is one of the most active healthcare sectors, in part driven by how many physicians are choosing to sell their practices to larger entities. As of January 2022, 74% of physicians in the United States are employed by...
Hospital Market Status & Review: Spring 2023 Update
As we approach the halfway point of 2023, we thought it’d be worthwhile to examine the state of the hospital M&A market so far. Through mid-May, strategic buyers and investors announced 27 hospital deals, 16 of which were in the first quarter, according to data...
In Conversation: Tom Price, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon and Former HHS Secretary
Tom Price, MD of Shore Capital discusses private equity and physician medical group M&A. What should physicians consider when partnering with a PE firm?
The big picture: what is driving physician practice M&A?
Physicians need to grow their medical practices to remain competitive, and the best private equity partnerships allow doctors to focus on their patients.
Agenda Health Facilitates Sale of HealthKeeperz’s Home Health Business to BAYADA Home Health Care
HealthKeeperz, a home and community-based health care service provider based in Pembroke, North Carolina, announced in early March its plans to sell its home health business to BAYADA Home Health Care (BAYADA). The transaction was expected to be completed by the end...
Valuations, Competition, and the Future of GI
Gastroenterology is a service line with unlimited potential for growth. The expanding patient need for services, combined with advancements that allow more procedures to be performed in outpatient settings, have made gastroenterology an attractive target for...
Takeaways from the 6th Annual Physician Transactions Conference
The role of private equity in healthcare was the focus of the 6th Annual Physician Transactions Conference on March 9, 2023. Physicians, private equity investors, investment bankers and other healthcare business leaders gathered in Las Vegas to talk about what...
Spotlight on Orthopedics, its Independent Culture, and the Role of Private Equity
Orthopedic practices are highly attractive targets for investors, especially private equity-backed platforms that are looking to expand. However, it can be a challenging sector to access – in part because orthopedic groups have consolidated quickly and grown...
Spotlight on Fertility Services and Investment
Fertility is one of the fastest-growing service lines in healthcare. Analysts agree that while valuations may dip slightly from their post-COVID highs, the sector’s growth potential over the next several years is substantial. The fertility sector: What are we talking...
Spotlight on Cardiology and the Mounting Interest from Private Equity
Cardiology has been described as the “hot commodity” among private equity groups looking to increase investment in healthcare. Factors including significant patient demand for the services, more procedures shifting to outpatient settings, and the smaller number of...
Medicare Advantage Fuels Vertical Consolidation
Gauging the Managed Care sector is a nuanced affair. On one hand, the M&A market, especially in the last few years, has been relatively subdued, at least in terms of the raw numbers. In 2022, investors announced 44 transactions in the Managed Care sector, a minor...
How Ascension and Kaiser are Responding to Physician Practice Consolidation
M&A activity in physician practices continues to have a significant presence in the healthcare landscape as practices compete against each other for market control. To make their mark on patients and grow, physician groups are forced to carve out a distinctive...