At the end of 2024, we predicted that the healthcare mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market would pick up steam in 2025, given the combination of decreasing interest rates, a potential shift in the regulatory landscape with...more
1/22/2026
/ Clinical Trials ,
Dental Practice ,
Digital Health ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Insurance ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospital Mergers ,
Hospitals ,
Investment ,
Life Sciences ,
Merger Agreements ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Regulatory Reform ,
Regulatory Requirements ,
Reporting Requirements ,
Value-Based Care
As we rang in the new year and gathered in San Francisco for the 44th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, one theme consistently emerged: healthcare investing remains a market defined by contradiction....more
1/16/2026
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Digital Health ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Home Health Agencies ,
Innovation ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Life Sciences ,
Medicaid ,
Medicare ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Reimbursements ,
Value-Based Care
As we step into 2026, the healthcare private equity landscape is defined by both powerful momentum and meaningful constraints. Record levels of dry powder and a growing pipeline of high‑quality assets suggest increased deal...more
1/13/2026
/ ACOs ,
Acquisition Agreements ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Corporate Practice of Medicine ,
EBITDA ,
Financing ,
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ,
Hart-Scott-Rodino Act ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare Facilities ,
Interest Rates ,
Investment ,
Investment Funds ,
Investors ,
Machine Learning ,
Merger Agreements ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Value-Based Care
The healthcare mergers and acquisitions (M&A) market remained active in Q2 2025, with several sectors including physician practice management (PPM), clinical research, and digital health experiencing continued investment and...more
7/30/2025
/ Acquisitions ,
Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Digital Health ,
EBITDA ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Medical Research ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Mental Health ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) ,
Physicians ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Technology Sector ,
Value-Based Care
Preparation Is No Longer Optional—It’s Expected -
Companies considering a transaction—whether a family business or private-equity-backed enterprise—must begin preparing well in advance of a potential sale. Panelists...more
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
Deal volume across the healthcare industry generally appears to have steadied despite headwinds. The general sentiment is that buyers have adapted to the current interest rates and are gritting their teeth and pressing...more
7/17/2024
/ Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Digital Health ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Investment ,
Investment Partnerships ,
Investors ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Medical Research ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
PHI ,
Popular ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Firms ,
Private Equity Funds
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
On October 31, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (Fifth Circuit) issued an opinion finding that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) violated the Administration Procedure Act when adopting recent...more
11/7/2023
/ Administrative Procedure Act ,
Comment Period ,
Corporate Governance ,
Disclosure ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Form 10-K ,
Form 10-Q ,
New Rules ,
Publicly-Traded Companies ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Securities Regulation ,
Securities Violations ,
Stock Repurchases ,
XBRL Filing Requirements
Even the threat of an unprecedented atmospheric river storm could not stop the tried and true from attending the 41st annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference. With a break of sunshine on Monday, we found ourselves asking,...more
1/13/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Debt ,
Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ,
Funding ,
Healthcare ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Mergers ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Private Equity ,
Proposed Rules
As we kick off 2023, we are optimistic that the healthcare private equity (PE) market will be resilient despite various headwinds. As you think ahead, please consider the issues and trends summarized below that may be helpful...more
1/9/2023
/ Capital Markets ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Debt Market ,
Earn-Outs ,
Employee Retention ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Fraud ,
Investment ,
Investors ,
Minority Equity Investments ,
New Legislation ,
New Rules ,
Non-Compete Agreements ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Proposed Regulation ,
Ransomware ,
Rollover Equity ,
Section 220 Request
With some exceptions, healthcare M&A activity is down this year compared to the record-breaking highs of 2021. Those exceptions include the hospital sector, which is still seeing fewer but significantly larger (i.e., billion...more
8/17/2022
/ Acquisitions ,
Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Dental Practice ,
Digital Health ,
Health Care Providers ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Healthcare ,
Home Health Care ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Life Sciences ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Mental Health ,
Mergers ,
Pharmacies ,
Physicians
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
On March 23, Bass, Berry & Sims once again sponsored and participated in the Smart Business Dealmakers conference in Nashville, Tennessee. The full-day conference included over 200 middle-market CEOs, top private equity and...more
Following a record-breaking first quarter, merger and acquisition (M&A) activity within the healthcare industry kept pace during the second quarter of 2021, showing no signs of slowing. Although the volume of deal activity...more
8/24/2021
/ Acquisitions ,
Ambulatory Surgery Centers ,
Buyers ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Digital Health ,
Health Information Technologies ,
Hospice ,
Hospitals ,
Investors ,
Life Sciences ,
Managed Care Contracts ,
Mergers ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Physicians ,
Private Equity ,
Private Equity Funds ,
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPACs)
On June 17-18, the Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Kentucky and Tennessee chapters hosted the 12th Annual ACG Mid-South Capital Connection, bringing together over 200 private equity investors, mezzanine lenders,...more
interdisciplinary care focused on treating symptoms to improve quality of life rather than curing disease. Investment activity in the post-acute care sector continues to grow as the market remains largely fragmented and the...more
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
In a previous blog post, we discussed certain high-level considerations for first-quarter 2020 earnings releases and guidance in the context of the macroeconomic uncertainty brought about by the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)...more
On March 23, the Division of Enforcement of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a Statement warning against insider trading during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the SEC cautioned that insiders...more
As companies continue to evaluate the impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic on their business, public companies will be facing challenging disclosure considerations in connection with their upcoming...more
Investors’ interest in healthcare continues to grow and healthcare-related deal flow in private equity appears to be at an all-time high. On November 5, Bass, Berry, & Sims member Tatjana Paterno moderated a Kayo Women in...more