The Federal Reserve’s recent decision to cut interest rates by half a percentage point marks a shift in monetary policy, signaling that inflation is cooling and that the central bank may now be focused on keeping the labor market stable. In turn, that could mean there’s more ambulatory surgery center (ASC) transaction activity on the horizon. Generally, health care M&A activity – similar to global M&A across all sectors – has dipped over the past few years. Among the factors that have depressed dealmaking: high interest rates, which impact access to capital; global unrest, which disrupts supply-chain considerations; and ongoing valuation gaps between sellers and buyers.
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Source: https://ascnews.com/2024/09/how-the-feds-interest-rate-cut-could-impact-asc-operators-health-care-ma/