Physician Practice Deals Are Set for New Record

Physician Practice Deals Are Set for New Record

by | Aug 31, 2018 2:04 pm | Physician Medical Groups, Private Equity | 0 comments

Private equity firms can’t get enough of physician medical gropus, especially the specialty practices. In the first eight months of 2018, 153 deals have been announced in this sector. With four months left to go, there’s plenty of time to top last year’s total of 168 transactions. Private equity firms made 21 direct acquisitions this year, about 14% of the 153 announced deals. Companies owned by private equity firms accounted for 51% of the total. You can bet that, if private equity-sponsored deals made up 65% of the year’s total, valuations are going through the roof. And you’d be right. Sources tell us that the fevered-pitch interest in specialty physician... Read More »

Sterling Partners Expands into Ophthalmology

by | Feb 27, 2017 9:37 pm | Physician Medical Groups, Private Equity | 0 comments

Sterling Partners, a Chicago-based private equity firm, added the first ophthalmology practice to its healthcare services portfolio with the acquisition of Grand Rapids Ophthalmology. GRO is the first eye care provider to join Great Lakes Management Services Organization, a practice management services organization formed by Sterling to support GRO’s local expansion and larger-scale growth. GRO offers a full suite of eye care services including optometry, retail optical, oculoplastics, cataract surgery and retinal sub-specialties. It employs 11 ophthalmologists and 18 optometrists in 11 locations. Sterling Partners has been busy building up platforms in other areas of healthcare services,... Read More »