Becker's Healthcare September 25, 2024
For years, healthcare has been a major area of focus for private-equity investment, driving strong trends of consolidation within the industry. But a recent market analysis report from Pitchbook shows that momentum in healthcare specialist funds may be slowing down.
Healthcare specialist funds from 2015 to 2017 and 2018 to 2020 performed almost the same as other PE firms across the same years, according to the report. But these firms have not returned to the peak returns seen by other PE firms from 2012 to 2014, according to the report.
Exit activity can be another measure of health PE fund performance, as quick exits can indicate higher potential return on investments. But, according to the report, exit activity in...