Healthcare-focused lower-middle-market shops are achieving successful exits and leveraging these wins to boost fundraising efforts. Only 28 percent of North American buyout funds distributed capital to LPs in Q1 2025, a steep drop from over 50 percent in the same period two years ago, according to Preqin. But among lower middle-market managers, especially those operating in niche verticals like healthcare services, there have been signs of life. Mid-market and lower middle-market healthcare PE firms have consistently outperformed larger funds by focusing on niche segments and employing targeted operational strategies.
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Source: https://www.themiddlemarket.com/news-analysis/lmm-healthcare-pe-firms-defy-exit-gloom-draw-lps