The healthcare mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market began 2025 with a slower start than expected given the easing headwinds and building momentum at the end of last year, with the number of deals reported in Q1 lower than...more
4/17/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Clinical Trials ,
Digital Health ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Investors ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Mental Health ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Physicians ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Value-Based Care
Although the U.S. healthcare industry has weathered the storm over the past couple of years, we may be reaching calmer waters in the coming months. Dry powder held by U.S. private equity investors has reached an all-time...more
8/15/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Administrative Procedure Act ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Filing Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
Government Agencies ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Healthcare ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Loper Bright Enterprises v Raimondo ,
Mergers ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Authority ,
Request For Information ,
SCOTUS ,
Statutory Authority ,
Statutory Interpretation
The 42nd annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference started with clear skies and overall optimism from investors. But with Jamie Dimon’s prediction of a recession in 2024 on Tuesday morning, the climate shifted to an on-again,...more
1/12/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Asset Diversification ,
Chapter 11 ,
Health Technology ,
Healthcare ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Initial Public Offering (IPO) ,
Investors ,
JPMorgan Chase ,
Medicaid ,
Mental Health ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Reimbursements ,
Takeovers ,
Value-Based Care
W ith various headwinds resulting in down volume in 2023, buyers and sellers alike find themselves asking whether 2024 will see a rebound in deal activity. As we begin 2024, we have highlighted the issues and trends that...more
1/9/2024
/ Acquisitions ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Corporate Transparency Act ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Diversity ,
Equity Markets ,
FinCEN ,
Funding ,
Healthcare ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Private Equity ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Restrictive Covenants ,
Risk Management ,
Safe Harbors ,
Section 340B ,
Self-Disclosure Requirements ,
Value-Based Care
Funding Environment Toughest in 40 Years -
The consensus of the four members of a panel on funding and financing healthcare is that the environment is tougher than they experienced in the wake of the 2008 financial crisis....more
9/27/2023
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Buyers ,
Digital Health ,
Financing ,
Funding ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Innovation ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Private Equity ,
Technology ,
Value-Based Care
Effective October 1, 2022, certain providers participating in the Florida Medicaid program will be required to pay direct care workers a minimum of $15 per hour. Below we’ve outlined which organizations are subject to this...more
2022 started strong for healthcare transactions with some reports suggesting a record-breaking January. Although deal activity cooled in February and March, transaction pipelines still indicate that 2022 is on pace to match...more
4/15/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Dental Practice ,
Digital Health ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Life Sciences ,
Managed Service Providers (MSPs) ,
Mental Health ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Popular ,
Private Equity
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
/ Accelerated Payments ,
Buyers ,
CARES Act ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) ,
Department of Justice (DOJ) ,
Economic Injury Disaster Loans ,
Employee Retention ,
False Claims Act (FCA) ,
Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) ,
Government Investigations ,
Indemnification ,
Loan Forgiveness ,
Main Street Lending Programs ,
Material Adverse Effects ,
Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) ,
Payroll Taxes ,
Private Equity ,
Provider Relief Fund ,
Representations and Warranties ,
SBA ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Sellers ,
SIGPR ,
Tax Credits ,
Tax Deferral
Since the passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), many healthcare organizations, especially those with a structure that includes a friendly or captive PC model, have struggled to determine whether they...more
By all accounts, 2019 proved to be another year of significant investment by private equity firms in the physician practice space. Below we discuss 10 trends we observed as counsel on a number of these transactions during...more
1/22/2020
/ Acquisitions ,
Commercial Insurance Policies ,
Contract Negotiations ,
Contract Terms ,
Due Diligence ,
Health Care Providers ,
Hospitals ,
Indemnity Insurance ,
Mergers ,
Partnerships ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Strategic Planning