Private Equity

Private equity investment can be a boon for healthcare providers struggling with thin margins that want to grow. But a new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found PE-backed hospitals may have worse quality of inpatient…

Despite Senate budget committee members recently opening an investigation into private equity ownership in healthcare, private equity remains a powerful force in healthcare.

Two Senate budget committee members have opened a bipartisan investigation into the effects of private equity ownership of hospitals. 

ASC is attracting private equity investment in many markets — here are five key notes on PE and ASCs in 2023:

Private equity remains a strong force in physician practice deals, according to VMG Health's 2023 "Physician Alignment: Tips & Trends" report. 

Here are five numbers on private equity that ASC leaders are monitoring:

There have been 443 healthcare sector private equity deals in 2023 — a figure estimated to hit 577 by year's end, according to a report published Nov. 7 by market research firm PitchBook. 

The number of private equity deals in the healthcare sector during the third quarter was down 28% from that of 2023's second quarter, according to a report published Nov. 7 by market research firm PitchBook. 

Four major private equity deals shook up healthcare in the third quarter, according to Provident's third-quarter "Mergers and Acquisitions Update" report.

Here are the private equity groups behind some of the biggest forces in the ASC industry: