Hospice News October 2, 2020
Private-equity firms have been investing heavily in hospice during the past few years, a trend that is not expected to slow. However, a new crop of investors are also moving into the space such as search funds and family offices seeking to capitalize on rising demand and the promise of demographic tailwinds as the population ages.
A search fund is an investment vehicle, through which investors financially support an entrepreneur’s efforts to locate, acquire, manage, and grow a privately held company, according to the Stanford Graduate School of Business.
“Private equity-backed hospices are becoming more dynamic and are more on the forefront,” Mike Moran, principal with Team M&A at American Healthcare Capital, told Hospice News “We’re also seeing a...