The volume of health care deals in the US with a private equity acquirer dropped over 75% from Q1 2025 to Q1 2026. Yet Q1’s $14.99 billion in deals isn’t necessarily surprising and is more a return to normal.
Out of the last 41 quarters, 2026 was 20th, roughly in the middle of deal volumes in that time span. Last year’s first quarter was an outlier—and the highest Q1 since 2016—due to the Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc.'s $39.4 billion buyout by private equity firm Sycamore Partners. Q2 2021 saw a similar spike also due in ...
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