Healthcare DIVE July 15, 2024
Despite the swell of political and media attention to private equity’s role in healthcare, PitchBook reports investment growth in providers has slowed.
Dive Brief:
- Private equity investment in providers is fairly small, despite the swell of political and media attention to its role in the healthcare ecosystem, according to a report published last week by PitchBook.
- PE-backed providers currently make up less than 4% of the U.S. healthcare provider market by revenue, according to the market data research firm.
- Investment growth in providers has also slowed over the past six years. The report found the year over year growth rate in the number of PE-backed healthcare companies has slowed from nearly 25% in 2018 to less than...