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 »
Uncertain Optimism: The Healthcare Outlook from HPE Miami
Earlier this month, more than 2,200 healthcare leaders convened for McDermott Will & Emery’s Healthcare Private Equity (HPE) Miami conference to discuss the evolving challenges and trends shaping the healthcare industry in 2025. For two days in the Miami sun, attendees were able to engage with insightful panels that covered topics ranging from how to navigate private equity investments to what the hot investment sectors are. A plethora of topics were explored by panelists and perspectives, and although opinions varied on the trajectory of M&A activity in 2025, a prevailing sentiment of cautious optimism emerged… if investors play their cards right. Several themes stuck out to the... Read More »
Healthcare M&A Cools: February 2025 Signals a Slow Year Ahead
If healthcare M&A activity of February 2025 is any indication for how the rest of the year will play out, 2025 may not be a year of strong activity. According to data captured in the LevinPro HC database, throughout the month, there were 114 healthcare transactions reported. This is a 49% decrease from the 223 announced in January 2025 and a 17% decline from the 138 reported in February 2024. The most active sector was the Other Services sector with 30 transactions. This is not surprising considering Other Services encompasses medical outpatient buildings (MOBs), which has seen notable demand over the past few years. In February 2024, 37 transactions were reported, and in January 2025,... Read More »
Economic and Election Uncertainty Slows 2024 Physician Group M&A Activity
The Physician Medical Group (PMG) sector experienced a decline in deal volume throughout the year. In 2024, 473 PMG deals were announced, a 12% decline from the 537 PMG deals announced in 2023 and a 24% decrease from the 622 deals reported in 2022. In the fourth quarter of 2024, there were 101 PMG deals, which is the slowest quarter for the year. Some advisors that the LevinPro HC team has spoken to throughout the year have noted several significant factors contributing to the decline in PMG deal volume. Common themes that advisors cited were uncertainty surrounding the election, an unstable economy, higher interest rates and even heightened scrutiny surrounding private equity... Read More »Schedule a demo
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