In 2024 alone, over 676 private equity firms and related investors acquired healthcare companies or related assets. The growing influence of private equity in the healthcare industry has not gone unnoticed on either of the...more
5/6/2025
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While mergers and acquisitions, and attendant financings may not be at a blistering pace globally, the prognosis for deal activity in the healthcare sector remains healthy, in particular as the consolidation of providers, the...more
6/15/2023
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In recent months, the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General (“OIG” or “the agency”) announced two major developments in its effort to provide enhanced health care and life sciences industry...more