Commentary by: Eric Murphy, Managing Director Global Healthcare Services
In the first quarter, Kaufman Hall reported 12 M&A transactions in its Healthcare M&A Activity Report: Q1 2022, similar to the 13 announced transactions in Q1 2021. The major healthcare M&A theme for 2021 indicated that although there were fewer transactions, the size of the transactions by revenue was at an all-time high. The first quarter of 2022, however, had no “mega” transactions and revenue sizes were lower. We anticipate fewer transactions will occur and are evaluating if the smaller sized transactions will be a trend for 2022.
Source: Kaufman, Hall & Associates, LLC, Newmark Global Healthcare Services
