Physicians Practice March 26, 2025
Understanding the legal structures of medical practice acquisitions—asset purchase, stock purchase, or merger—is essential for practice administrators navigating today’s complex, high-stakes transaction landscape.
Medical practice acquisitions represent a challenging and risky strategic decision. In its most simplest form, there are three main legal structures for acquiring a medical practice: asset purchase, stock purchase, or merger. All three of these structures are essentially different types of acquisitions. A merger is a type of acquisition that has a particular legal meaning.
The decision to buy, sell, or merge a medical practice is more complicated than ever, and physician owners must have a clear understanding of the legal structure of the potential transaction. Here are some of the advantages, disadvantages, and considerations for...
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