GSK Acquires Rapt Therapeutics For $2.2 Billion
In its first transaction of the year, GSK Plc, announced that it acquired Rapt Therapeutics, Inc. for $58 per share. That price equates to an aggregate equity value of $2.2 billion, according to GSK, which added that the upfront investment net of cash acquired comes to $1.9 billion. Net of cash acquired, GSK’s estimated upfront investment is $1.9 billion. Based in South San Francisco, California, RAPT is a clinical-stage immunology-based biopharmaceutical company focused on discovering, developing and commercializing novel therapies for patients. It develops novel therapies that are designed to modulate the critical immune responses underlying these diseases. According to a... Read More »
Worldwide Clinical Trials to Acquire Catalyst Clinical Research
Worldwide Clinical Trials, a global contract research organization (CRO), announced on January 20 that it will be acquiring Wilmington, North Carolina-headquartered Catalyst Clinical Research, LLC. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Catalyst Clinical Research, LLC is a specialized CRO delivering customizable clinical research solutions to the global biopharmaceutical and biotechnology industries through two established offerings: Catalyst Flex and Catalyst Oncology. With more than 400 staff and offices in the United States and European Union, the company provides multi-therapeutic global resourcing and functional services via Catalyst Flex, alongside a full-service oncology... Read More »
Most Active Physician Group Buyers of 2025
The deal volume in the Physician Medical Group (PMG) sector was strong throughout 2025, totaling 521 transactions, surpassing the 506 reported in 2024. The subsectors with the most activity were dental (248 deals), eye care (34), dermatology (32) and orthopaedic (31). The sector’s year-over-year stability is due to strong competition between investors for consolidation opportunities, high patient demand that goes along with an aging population and the low interest rates announced in 2025 that fueled activity. In 2025, 18 PMG investors reported five or more acquisitions. Private equity-backed groups, fueled by consistent revenue streams and growth opportunities, dominated the M&A... Read More »
ACES Acquires Ally Pediatric Therapy
ACES announced that it is bolstering its services in Arizona with the acquisition of Paradise Valley-based Ally Pediatric Therapy. Founded in 2017, Ally Pediatric Therapy is a leading provider of applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy and speech-language therapy to children and young adults with autism and other childhood disorders. Ally operates ABA centers across the Phoenix area. ACES, or ACES 2020, LLC, is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for individuals and families impacted with autism or other special needs. It provides comprehensive, professional services to maximize individuals’ potential in the home, school, clinic and community using accepted teaching and therapeutic... Read More »
Sila Realty Trust Completes $43.1 Million Deal For Oklahoma City Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility
Sila Realty Trust, Inc. announced on January 16 the $43.1 million acquisition of an inpatient rehabilitation facility located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The facility was originally constructed in 2022 with 40 inpatient rehabilitation beds. It subsequently underwent an 18-bed, approximately 9,100-square-foot expansion, completed in January 2026. The now approximately 53,100-square-foot, 58-bed facility is fully leased to and operated by Oklahoma City Rehabilitation Hospital, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nobis Rehabilitation Holdings, under a long-term absolute-net lease with a corporate guaranty. Sila Realty Trust, Inc. is a net lease real estate investment trust headquartered in Tampa. It... Read More »
Matthews Facilitates Paramus, New Jersey Property Sale
Matthews Real Estate Investment Services, a commercial real estate investment services and technology firm, announced that it facilitated the sale of a medical outpatient building (MOB) in Paramus, New Jersey. The price is $5.05 million. The MOB comprises 9,914 square feet and is tenanted by Paradigm Oral Health, a dental service organization with more than 75 locations nationwide. The seller was PANJ-AAB Holdings LLC, a privately held investment firm based in Hackensack, New Jersey that purchased the MOB in 2022. According to the LevinPro HC database, this marks the 12th MOB transaction of 2026. In 2025, 230 MOB acquisitions were reported and 213 in 2024. So far, the... Read More »
Healthpeak Properties Sells MOB to IRA Capital
On January 15, IRA Capital announced that it purchased a medical outpatient building (MOB) in Wilmington, North Carolina from Healthpeak Properties, Inc. The price is $17 million. Constructed in 2006, the MOB comprises 37,000 square feet. It houses an EmergeOrtho practice location, one of the largest orthopedic groups in the United States. The price is just more than $459 per square foot. IRA Capital is a Southern California-based private equity firm founded in 2010 that invests capital for its own account and on behalf of its co-investment partners, which include pension funds, institutions and family offices. IRA invests in commercial real estate assets throughout the United... Read More »Trinity Health Corporation Linked to St Francis Hospital Merger or Acquisition in LevinPro Database
Trinity Health Corporation has been linked to a hospital merger or acquisition in the LevinPro M&A deal database. The organization is affiliated with St Francis Hospital Inc, a not-for-profit hospital which is situated at 701 N Clayton St in Wilmington, Delaware. It was incorporated on February 23, 1923. LevinPro, which tracks M&A activity across more than a dozen healthcare sectors from hospitals and home health to medical real estate and biopharma, profiled the transaction involving St Francis Hospital Inc in its deal database, which is available to subscribers here. LevinPro has tracked thousands of deals in the hospital sector throughout its history. To see the underlying deal... Read More »
