Imaging among the categories seeing greatest 2-year decline in private equity deals
Radiology Business July 23, 2024
Imaging is among the categories seeing the greatest two-year decline in private equity deals, according to new research from data firm Pitchbook.
The analysis also charted similar downturns in other healthcare categories. Deals for hospitals and skilled nursing facilities, for example, are rare, with no major PE investments in these categories since 2018. Meanwhile, other categories such as cardiovascular care, specialty pharmacies and clinical trials saw the greatest two-year growth in PE deals, Pitchbook noted.
Report author Rebecca Springer, PhD, highlighted decreasing PE interest in strategies focused on achieving higher out-of-network rates. As one example, following its 2018 acquisition by KKR, multispecialty radiology provider Envision Healthcare had pursued these payments to pad profits.
However, this strategy has changed with the...