Health Care Industry Mergers & Acquisitions Projected To Increase In 2023
The volume of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the United States health care sector increased in 2022 and is predicted to increase again in 2023, according to market analyst PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC). Year-over-year deal volumes increased in each quarter through the third quarter (Q3) of 2022 but slowed in Q4 (through November 15), from 307 in 2021 to 251 in 2022. PwC predicts that deal volume in 2023 will continue to rise in the health care sector due to three key factors:
Enhanced attention on private equity platform add-ons and the continued resilience of the sector . . .