Healthcare Finance News April 17, 2024
Total transacted revenue of $12B for the quarter is near historically high levels, finds Kaufman Hall.
The first quarter of 2024 saw a significant uptick in merger and acquisition activity, with 20 announced transactions – which, according to Kaufman Hall, represents the strongest first quarter since Q1 2020, just before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Of the 20 announced transactions, four were mega mergers (defined as the smaller party having annual revenues of $1 billion or more). That’s one of the highest numbers of mega mergers in the firm’s memory, and has contributed to average seller size and total transacted revenue figures that remain at historically high levels.
The mega merger count includes Tenet Health’s sale of four California...