During the fourth quarter of 2021, private equity investments in health care totaled $51 billion, up 31% over the fourth quarter in 2020, Open Minds reports. There were 186 add-on acquisitions, 89 platforms created and 26 secondary buyouts. The health care industries with the highest deal volume were home health and hospice provider organizations (43), dental services (37), behavioral health (27), and ophthalmology (25). For 2021, merger and acquisition volume in the United States health care services industry rose by 11% from about 1,200 deals in 2020 to 1,400 deals in 2022. Read more.
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