- Private equity firm Thomas H. Lee Partners agreed to acquire all outstanding shares of Agiliti Health, a medical technology management and service solution provider, in a multibillion-dollar transaction.
- U.S. Anesthesia Partners, which is backed by private equity firm Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe, will end its contracts with five Colorado hospitals due to its alleged monopoly in the state’s Denver and Durango markets.
- Management organization ReFocus Eye Health, which is backed by healthcare private equity investor Zenyth Partners, added eight ophthalmology practices in New Jersey to its portfolio.
- Texas is the state with the most hospitals backed by private equity at 97.
- Private equity firms own about 460 U.S. hospitals, with 26% of those hospitals serving rural populations.
- The number of healthcare-focused private equity deals decreased by 16.2% in 2023.
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