Doctors Groups on an M&A Hot Streak

by | May 26, 2015 6:25 pm | Physician Medical Groups

Interest in physician medical groups is reaching a boiling point in 2015, with 36 transactions announced as of May 22. Nine announcements were made in May alone, including last week’s deal for the 276-physician Chidren’s and Women’s Physicians of Westchester, by Boston Children’s Hospital. Contrast that with 2014’s total of 60 acquisitions, and 2015 is shaping up to be an interesting year. The big players—IPC Healthcare (NASDAQ: IPCM), MEDNAX (NYSE: MD) and TeamHealth Holdings (NYSE: TMH)—are still leading the field in the number of acquisitions, but there several other companies making inroads. Check out the chart below.  Read More »

Four Deals for Physician Medical Groups

by | May 11, 2015 5:32 pm | Other Services

The first full week of May saw a lot of activity, relatively speaking, in the Physician Medical Group sector. Four deals were announced, and not all by the usual acquirers. TeamHealth Holdings (NYSE: TMH), which took on Princeton Emergency Physicians in New Jersey for an undisclosed price, and IPC Healthcare (NASDAQ: IPCM) acquired Atlantic Hospitalist Group in Macon, Georgia. Eisner Pediatric & Family Center, a 95-year-old integrated community clinic in downtown Los Angeles, announced its acquisition of five physician practices in the surrounding area, three pediatric and two OB/GYN. Late in the week came word that South Shore Hospital in South Weymouth, Massachusetts would acquire... Read More »