Transactions + Private Equity

Here are seven partnerships and acquisitions Becker's has reported on since Feb. 24:

Privia Health has formed a strategic partnership with Columbus-based OhioHealth to launch Privia Medical Group-Ohio. 

Walgreens-backed VillageMD has continued its expansion into the Northeast through its acquisition of Starling Physicians, a primary care and multispecialty physician group in Connecticut.

Agilon Health has acquired mphrX, a value-based care technology company that aims to provide interoperability solutions.

Toms River, N.J.-based pediatric network Pediatric Affiliates has partnered with Webster Equity Partners, a healthcare-focused private equity firm.

The U.S. physician groups market is expected to grow to $360.47 billion by 2029, according to the "U.S. Physician Groups Market, 2022-2029" report from Fortune Business Insights.

Here are five key moves and studies since August about private equity and physicians:

New Mexico-based Presbyterian Health Services plans to outsource its physician recruitment for its Santa Fe location to Sound Physicians, a private equity-backed staffing firm, the Albuquerque Journal reported Jan. 11. 

Emergency physicians and consumer advocates across several states are seeking to ban private equity staffing practices, according to a Dec. 27 report from Tennessee Lookout.

Boynton Beach, Fla.-based multispecialty physician group Medical Specialists of the Palm Beaches has secured a private equity investment, the company said Dec. 5.