Becker's Healthcare July 29, 2024
Private equity interest in ASCs is growing. Here are 10 things to know about PE and ASCs:
1. While PE activity year over year has declined, PE’s interest in healthcare overall has risen. According to VMG Health’s “M&A Report” for 2024, there were 445 healthcare PE deals in 2017, compared with788 transactions in 2023.
2. PE firms have taken interest in outpatient care, specifically. There were 95 private equity deals involving outpatient centers in 2023, the most of any healthcare subsector, according to the Private Equity Stakeholder Project.
3. Among physician groups, PE investors are mostly eyeing dental, ophthalmology and internal medicine practices. Dental, ophthalmology and internal medicine-focused physician groups saw the most PE mergers and acquisitions in...