Yet Another Physician Specialty Platform Is Created

Yet Another Physician Specialty Platform Is Created

Physician practices are hot tickets this year, as private investors scramble to put capital to work anywhere they can. Through May 2018, 82 acquisitions have been made public in the Physician Medical Group sector, close to half of all such deals reported in 2017 (166 transactions). Anything that ends in “ology” is getting money thrown at it, some sources tell us. Dermatology practices are in the lead so far, with 18 announced transactions (22%). Ophthalmology and radiology practices are tied for second place, with seven deals each (9%). Primary care is third, with six deals announced (7%). Then there’s pain management practices, with five transactions announced in 2018... Read More »