As many physician specialties begin to mature (such as gastroenterology, dermatology and ophthalmology), funds have started to flow into the urology space from private equity firms still eyeing platform acquisitions, VMG Health reports.
“Competition for quality assets in this segment is still pretty light. There are a number of independent urology groups of scale with good management teams and back-office infrastructure,” said Jeanne Proia of Cross Keys Capital in an interview with Mergermarket. Growth prospects for urology practices are also particularly strong due to increases in life expectancy that have led to increases in demand for urologic services. Read more.
