PE Firms Are Big on Dermatology

by | May 24, 2016 1:38 pm | Other Services, Private Equity | 0 comments

Dermatology deals are popping up like, well, you can imagine. Five acquisitions have been announced in May 2016 alone, bringing this year’s total dermatology deals to nine, and equal to the number announced in all of 2014.  Those nine deals put this year on track to surpass 2015’s total of 11 deals. Private equity firms or their portfolio companies are by far the busiest players buying up dermatology clinics, accounting for 88% of acquisitions in this space since 2014. Finding a decent-size platform is a tough task in health care these days, as panelists at a recent health care deal summit noted. Outpatient physical therapy, behavioral health care, anesthesia practices are all in play. But... Read More »