Healthcare Innovation January 11, 2021
A just-released report by the Kaufman Hall consulting firm looks at a moderate slowing of M&A activity in 2020, the impact of the pandemic on business activity, and landscape changes going into 2021
COVID-19 has been a blow to the U.S. economy overall and the health care sector in particular, but it did not substantially alter hospital mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2020, according to a new analysis from hospital and health system consultant Kaufman Hall. In total there were 79 announced deals, which is significantly lower than 2019 (92) but marginally higher than a decade low in 2010 (74). Seven of these transactions were “mega mergers”—involving two companies with over $1 billion in annual revenue—up from three transactions...