About Dylan Sammut
Dylan joined Irving Levin in October 2018 as a Research and Editorial Associate and is responsible for reporting on mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare sector. He graduated from Alfred University in May 2014 with a degree in English and Political Science. He currently lives in Bridgeport, CT with his fiancé and his overweight cat, Kimba, and in his free time he plays video games, reads, writes, and hikes on the weekends all year around.
by Dylan Sammut | Sep 24, 2025 3:36 pm | Home Health & Hospice
Sponsored by CLA Over the summer, the home health industry was hit with some new potential headwinds. On June 30, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued its calendar year (CY) 2026 proposed rule for the home health prospective payment system,... Read More »
by Dylan Sammut | Aug 18, 2025 3:37 pm | Physician Medical Groups
Optum has bought another physician group, this time in Tennessee. The UnitedHealth Group subsidiary acquired Holston Medical Group, a multi-specialty practice based in Kingsport, Tennessee. It provides primary care, pediatrics, women’s health, urgent care and... Read More »
by Dylan Sammut | Aug 15, 2025 12:50 pm | Healthcare Market Updates
Cardinal Health, the global healthcare conglomerate, has made another large push into the healthcare provider space. On August 12, through its subsidiary The Specialty Alliance, Cardinal Health bought Solaris Health in a $1.9 billion deal, its fifth deal since the... Read More »
by Dylan Sammut | Jul 29, 2025 9:40 am | Private Equity
Private equity activity has slowed in the past 12 months, according to our recently published Healthcare M&A Quarterly Report. Headwinds and uncertainty in the market have finally caught up to private equity firms and their sponsored companies, resulting in a 17%... Read More »
by Dylan Sammut | Jun 23, 2025 4:01 pm | Healthcare Market Updates
Results from the healthcare M&A market reveal activity declined sharply in the second quarter of 2025. Volume reached approximately 479 deals so far, an 8% decrease from activity in the first quarter of 2025, when 523 deals were announced. Compared with the second... Read More »