Private equity investors sharpen focus on specialty healthcare

Healthcare private equity deals in 2022 aren’t living up to last year’s red-hot performance, but investors still want in on specialty care.

More than 740 deals occurred in healthcare services in the first half of the year, down 20% from the same period in 2021 but an increase of 16% from 2019, according to an Oliver Wyman report. Private equity deals continue to play a significant role in healthcare, even as inflation and higher costs…