Gastroenterology Acquisitions Spread Across America
Two key factors provide a view of current and future consolidation speed.
List of Private Equity Firms Investing in Gastroenterology Practices and Surgery Centers
The number of private equity firms investing in gastroenterology practices and surgery centers doubled in 2019. As of the end of 2019, six PE firms were actively investing in the space with three new firms entering in the last three quarters of 2019.
List of Private Equity Firms Investing in Ophthalmology Practices and Surgery Centers
As of the end of 2019, there were 25 private equity firms actively investing in ophthalmology practices and surgery centers. It is among the most active physician practice consolidations currently taking place in the United States.
Ophthalmology and Private Equity: Key Findings / 2020 Outlook
Our recently published white paper examined all core aspects of private equity's investment in ophthalmology practices and surgery centers from 2012 – 2019.
The End Goal for Private Equity and Physician Sellers
Improved Patient Care, Revenue Growth, Profit Improvement
In order to gain a return on their investment, PE firms look to improve operations and grow their portfolio companies through organic and inorganic initiatives, ideally driving a much higher valuation and EBITDA multiple when the portfolio company is sold (usually in 5-7 years).
Understanding Physician Private Practice Consolidation Strategies Underway
Many Physician-owners of specialty medical practices and surgery centers are considering their best "end-game" strategy for the business they have spent a lifetime building.
Generating Great Business Opportunities–Mission Accomplished in MIAMI!
The 29th M&A Worldwide Rainmaker MIAMI Summit, held November 15-16 in Miami Beach’s famous Art Deco District on South Beach, included 112 people from 22 countries, including: Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Guatemala, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, and the United States.
Rainmaker MIAMI Summit—Time to Act!*
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Made in America: The 33 Cent Chinese Arkansas T-Shirt
Recently my colleague Marco Chan shared an extraordinary story that puts a new slant on the public discussion about robotics, China, outsourcing and the future of jobs. According to this Bloomberg Business Week story, a Chinese manufacturer, Tianyuan Garments Co., is investing $20 million to open a plant in Little Rock that will utilize robots developed by a Georgia company, Software Automation, to manufacture T-Shirts at a cost of 33 cents per shirt. Each SEWBOT™ workline is capable of spitting out a T-Shirt every 26 seconds. Human workers don’t stand a chance against such competition, no matter how low a wage rate they are willing to accept.
Is Industry 4.0 the New Dotcom Boom?
Like the internet before it, the automation boom is gaining steam as costs come down and the technologies become more approachable for the average business. Here are just a few of the rapidly advancing technologies that have primed the coming explosion in automation.