Key Trends at the McGuireWoods 21st Annual Healthcare Private Equity and Finance Conference

Key Trends at the McGuireWoods 21st Annual Healthcare Private Equity and Finance Conference

The 21st Annual McGuireWoods Healthcare Private Equity and Finance Conference was held May 13–15, in Chicago, drawing healthcare leaders from across the industry to explore the shifting dynamics of healthcare M&A. The conference offered a front-row seat to the trends shaping 2025. Attendees shared cautious optimism, noting opportunities in a market shaped by regulatory and economic challenges.   The conference spotlighted a market at a crossroads. Conference participants highlighted regulatory challenges, including state transaction notices and reimbursement pressure, as hurdles slowing deal activity. They also noted liquidity constraints in the middle market as a... Read More »
“One Big Beautiful” Bill Challenges Home Health Providers to Reform

“One Big Beautiful” Bill Challenges Home Health Providers to Reform

The Republican-led House passed the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” on May 22, 2025, by a vote of 215-214, and it has moved to the Senate for consideration. Whatever its final form, the budget bill could bring reforms that will challenge home health providers to evolve and adapt as they could face reduced funding and patient access. The LevinPro HC team sat down with Al Veach, CEO of Agenda Health, one of the most active M&A advisory firms in the home health sector, according to LevinPro HC data. Veach offered insights on navigating this landscape, as Senate debates continue to shape the bill’s future.  Veach first emphasized the potential benefits of the bill’s... Read More »
AI, Outpatient Care & the Future of MOBs: Insights from Colliers at BOMA

AI, Outpatient Care & the Future of MOBs: Insights from Colliers at BOMA

At the BOMA Conference earlier this month in Denver, Colorado the LevinPro HC team had the pleasure of speaking with Marianne Skorupski, Director of National Office Research | U.S. and Shawn Janus, National Director of Healthcare | U.S., at Colliers. During our conversation, we spoke about the healthcare real estate market, their expectations for the future and current trends impacting the space. One major theme of our conversation was how AI will impact the outpatient care market for providers, patients, and real estate investors. Skorupski spoke about how the advancement and integration of AI and other technologies (such as payment digitization and robotics) are becoming an integral part... Read More »
Key Trends at the McGuireWoods 21st Annual Healthcare Private Equity and Finance Conference

Pacing the Market: McGuireWoods 2025 HCPE Conference Recap

The McGuireWoods’ 21st Annual Healthcare Private Equity and Finance Conference, held May 14-15, 2025 in Chicago, convened a large and diverse group of healthcare and private equity professionals for two days of networking and strategic dialogue. The event drew key players in healthcare finance and private equity, packed with sessions and panels addressing the most pressing topics in the industry. Keynote speakers Lance Armstrong, seven-time Tour de France winner and general partner at NEXT Ventures, and Anousheh Ansari, the first female private space explorer and CEO of XPRIZE Foundation, delivered addresses to attendees. Both shared stories of overcoming challenges and pushing boundaries.... Read More »
Healthcare M&A Heats Up in April

Healthcare M&A Heats Up in April

As anticipated by advisors and industry professionals, deal activity in the healthcare M&A market began to accelerate in April 2025. According to data captured in the LevinPro HC database, there were 184 healthcare transactions reported in April. This is up 34% from March 2025 when 137 acquisitions were announced, and 8% from April 2024, which saw 170 deals. With the conclusion of April, there have been a total of 687 healthcare deals announced since January 1, 2025, compared with 677 transactions announced during the first four months of 2024. The most active sector was Physician Medical Groups (PMG) with 41 transactions in April, marking a slight decrease from the 44 PMG deals... Read More »

A Conversation with PwC on the Healthcare M&A Market

Last week, the LevinPro HC editorial team sat down with Nick Donkar from the Healthcare Services Deals team at PwC, which provides a wide range of services and solutions to help payer, provider, pharmaceutical, life sciences and medtech organizations innovate, transform and grow. Our conversation explores the trends shaping the healthcare M&A market and what the rest of 2025 might look like for the industry. Would you be able to walk us through your background and your role at PwC? I have 25 years of experience with public accounting, 24 of those at PwC and its deals practice. I am the Health Services Deals Leader for the United States, where we work with clients of all types,... Read More »