Bass, Berry & Sims and Deloitte welcomed nearly 75 healthcare investors and executives to the 2022 Health Care Investors Conference on November 9 at the Nashville headquarters of Bass, Berry & Sims...more
11/22/2022
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Bass, Berry & Sims and Deloitte presented the 2021 Health Care Investors Conference virtually on November 16...
Here are some of the most significant takeaways for healthcare investors from the stimulating discussions and...more
12/6/2021
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Private equity investors’ interest in gastroenterology (GI) practices continues to remain strong, despite some headwinds that GI practices have experienced as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and further investment in this...more
Yesterday, President Biden signed into law the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Act), which narrowly passed the U.S. Senate (50 – 49) and House of Representatives (220 – 211) earlier this week. The Act provides for $1.9...more
3/12/2021
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For the fifth consecutive year, the Bass, Berry & Sims Healthcare Private Equity Team hosted BBS Connect, a forum to connect healthcare dealmakers during the annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference.
Over three days –...more
2020 was a tumultuous year for the healthcare industry, which continues to confront the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite these unprecedented and unpredictable times, healthcare merger and acquisition (M&A) activity...more
1/11/2021
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On December 27, President Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Act), which was passed by Congress the evening of December 21, after weeks of negotiation. The lengthy legislation, totaling in at...more
12/30/2020
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The COVID-19 pandemic has stressed the M&A market at every stage of the deal-making process – from complicating on-site visits and intensifying the diligence process to introducing valuation gaps (relative to pre-COVID-19...more
12/7/2020
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On October 2, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued an important Procedural Notice clearing the way for dealmakers to begin closing M&A transactions involving targets with outstanding Paycheck Protection Program...more
This content was originally published on March 25, 2020. It was last updated as of Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. CST.
In the advent of the COVID-19 public health emergency, many states acted to implement stay at home...more
This content was originally published on March 25, 2020. It was last updated as of Monday, May 11, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. CST.
In the advent of the COVID-19 public health emergency, many states acted to implement stay at home...more
This content was originally published on March 25, 2020. It was last updated as of Tuesday, April 28, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. CST.
As we continue to live with the COVID-19 public health emergency, several states have acted over...more
On April 21, the U.S. Senate approved an additional $100 billion in funding for the Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund established under the CARES Act, including $75 billion for eligible healthcare providers and...more
On Wednesday, April 22, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a press release announcing additional allocations from the $100 billion Public Health and Social Services Emergency Fund (PHSSEF) for...more
This content was originally published on March 25, 2020. It was last updated as of Monday, April 20, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. CST.
As we continue to live with the COVID-19 public health emergency, several states have acted over the...more
This content was originally published on March 25, 2020. It was last updated as of Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at 5:00 p.m. CST.
As we continue to live with the COVID-19 public health emergency, several states have acted over...more
With the much-anticipated release of the Small Business Administration (SBA) Interim Final Rule on affiliation under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) late on April 3, those waiting with bated breath for any clarification...more
While many healthcare-focused middle- and lower-middle market private equity firms and their portfolio companies continue to spend the bulk of their time addressing operational, cash flow and workforce issues related to...more
*this content was last updated as of Monday, March 23 at 12:00 p.m. CST -
As we continue to live with the COVID-19 public health emergency, several states have acted over the course of the last week to implement stay at home...more
As we enter week two of the White House’s issuance of guidelines urging all Americans to take steps for “15 days to stop the spread,” many physician practices, particularly specialty practices, are faced with a host of issues...more
The recently declared global pandemic, COVID-19, has had a particularly acute impact on the healthcare industry and healthcare private equity investors. There are many issues affecting private healthcare companies on several...more