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Healthcare M&A Deal Volume Stalls in Q1:26, According to Acquisition Data from LevinPro HC
NEW CANAAN, CT – April 15, 2026 –Healthcare M&A activity virtually flatlined in Q1:26, with 549 publicly announced transactions across 17 sectors, according to data captured in the LevinPro HC platform. Activity in Q1:26 was marginally higher than the 542 deals announced in the fourth quarter of 2025. A year-over-year comparison with Q1:25 is even more negligible, with a decline of less than 1% in volume. Approximately 70% (386 deals) of all transactions were for companies in the healthcare services sectors, such as Physician Medical Groups (145), Medical Outpatient Buildings (69), Home Health & Hospice (34) and Behavioral Health Care (24). The most active sector within the... Read More »A New Normal? Q1:26 Healthcare M&A Stalls
According to data captured in our LevinPro HC platform, healthcare M&A stalled in the first quarter of 2026, reaching only 527 deals, a modest 3% dip compared with the fourth quarter. The difference in volume is small enough to feel almost arbitrary, but these slight quarter-over-quarter variations have become the norm over the past 24 months. As you can see in the chart below, deal volume has remained remarkably stable, aside from outliers in Q1:25 and Q3:25, each with deal activity exceeding 550 transactions. Source: LevinPro HC, March 2026 The steady deal volume suggests that the headwinds and tailwinds from 2024 and 2025 continue to steer the market. We suspect one reason deal... Read More »
The Money Always Wins: A Healthcare Webinar Wrap Up
Last week, Ben Swett, Managing Editor of The SeniorCare Investor, was joined by John Tiedmann, Managing Director at Physician Growth Partners, Bill Hoffman, Shareholder at Polsinelli and Matt Bogle, Managing Director at Intrinsic, to discuss the trends facing the healthcare industry. Based on data in the LevinPro HC database, the conversation covered a wide range of topics, from the post-2022 decline in deal volume to the specific specialties currently attracting the most investor interest. Although 2025’s deal total in the healthcare services sectors (1,793) marks a steady climb from 2024 (1,676), it still trails the heightened activity seen in 2022 (2,028) and 2021 (1,880). The panel... Read More »
Kauffman Hall’s Q4:25 Physician Flash Report
Kauffman Hall released its Physician Flash Report for Q4:25, which analyzes performance data from more than 200,000 employed physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs) across more than 100 specialties nationwide. While the report highlights a surge in patient demand and physician productivity, these gains are being offset by intensifying financial pressures. Stagnating compensation growth, dwindling reimbursement rates and increased operating costs have left margins thin, forcing health systems to rely more heavily on APPs to remain profitable. Here are five key takeaways: Physician productivity is rising faster than compensation: Physician... Read More »LevinPro HC Stat of the Week: Private Equity Investments in the Behavioral Health Care Market
Source: LevinPro HC February 2026 In another preview of our 2026 Healthcare Services Acquisition Report, we’re highlighting private equity (PE) investment activity in the Behavioral Healthcare (BHC) market. Despite deal volume rising for the first time in three years (a 44% increase), PE’s involvement in the BHC space has steadily declined since the high of 61% in 2022 to 32% in 2025. The decline of PE investment in the BHC market has given room for strategic and not-for-profit buyers to make an impact on the industry. Read More »Schedule a demo
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