Private equity investment in healthcare increased almost three-fold between 2010 and 2019, from $41.5 billion to $119.9 billion, according to a report by the American Antitrust Center, Petris Center, and Washington Center for Equitable Growth. And while private equities’ initial investments in healthcare were in orthopedics, ophthalmology, and dermatology, interest in otolaryngology has been increasing. Between 2015 and 2021, 23 otolaryngology–head and neck surgery practices were acquired by PE firms or PE-backed management groups. The pace of acquisition has increased over time, with just one PE acquisition of an otolaryngology practice in 2015, four acquisitions in 2019, and eight in 2021.
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