Physician Medical Groups Were Hot Targets in Q4:15

Transactions in the physician medical group (PMG) acquisition market increased in the fourth quarter of 2015, jumping by more than 15% from the third quarter’s activity. The 22 publicly announced physician medical group acquisitions were also 29% higher than the transaction volume in the year-ago fourth quarter. Only one acquisition in the fourth quarter of 2015 came with a disclosed price, and that was the acquisition of Questcare Medical Services by Envision Healthcare Holdings, Inc. for $135.0 million. Based in Dallas, Texas, Questcare Medical has more than 800 clinical providers at 50 facilities in Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado with annual revenues of approximately $160 million. With 88... Read More »