Based on the large number of medical practices acquired over the past decade, you may think selling your practice is a routine process. That may be the case for private equity firms and other acquirers who have done numerous deals, but for practice owners who have never been through the process before – and probably …
This article focuses on how medical practices are valued by private equity-backed groups, and to an extent, health systems and other strategic acquirers. Only some specialties are candidates for this type of transaction, while others may rely on more traditional physician-to-physician deals (often buying and selling for asset value plus “goodwill”).
Specialties that are currently …
Armed with anywhere between $2 trillion and $4 trillion of “dry powder”—with about half of that targeted to healthcare—private equity firms have a lot of capital to put to work. One area receiving interest is the ear, nose, and throat (ENT) and allergy field.
For the past several decades, at least, the general trend in …
