Private Equity

Private equity deals in healthcare were up 31 percent in the fourth quarter of 2021, according to Provident Healthcare Partners.

Private equity firm Partners Group has acquired a 200-location dermatology practice from Omers Private Equity, Partners said Feb. 10. 

Remedy Medical Properties is investing in a 23-property healthcare portfolio owned by MedProperties, Commercial Property Executive reported Feb. 10.

Consolidation in gastroenterology accelerated in 2021, according to a recent report jointly published by consulting firm Fraser Healthcare and pharma research firm Spherix Global Insights. 

EyeSouth Partners has completed an affiliation with Athens, Ga.-based Georgia Center for Sight.

Private equity firms Vesey Street Capital Partners and MD Healthcare Partners are joining to build a multisite healthcare services platform.

Private equity-backed orthopedic care platform U.S. Orthopaedic Partners has acquired Southern Orthopaedic Surgeons.

Rajiv Sharma, MD, owner of Terre Haute, Ind.-based Digestive Health Associates and nutritional supplement company Dr. Gut Happiness, joined "Becker's Ambulatory Surgery Centers Podcast" to discuss how private equity can be a boon to practice owners.

Investment firm Capital Square 1301 acquired a new medical office building and ASC in Yuma, Ariz.

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