More than half of private equity-acquired physician practices underwent an exit within three years of acquisition, with most practices being resold to other private equity firms, according to a study published in Health Affairs Scholar. Researchers assessed private equity exits following investments in dermatology, ophthalmology, and gastroenterology to determine the nature and duration of private equity exits from physician practices. Between 2016 and 2020, 807 physician practices in the three specialties were acquired by private equity firms. Just over half (51.6 percent) of these practices experienced an exit of the original private equity investor in which some or all assets were sold to a secondary buyer.
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