Home-Based Care M&A Q2 2026: 16 Deals, $4B in Mega-Platform Buys
Home-based care M&A volume fell to 16 closed deals in Q2 2026 — down from 27 in Q1 and 29 a year earlier — even as two of…
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Hospital Mergers as a Lifeline: What Actually Creates Value
Hospital mergers are increasingly a survival move rather than a growth play, as roughly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and ACA…
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DSO Deal Roundup: July 2026 Acquisitions, De Novos, and Platform Moves
Dental consolidation stayed active in July 2026, with Group Dentistry Now tracking a full slate of DSO and emerging-group transactions. Guardian Dentistry Partners agreed to a strategic majority…
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Kaltroco Acquires Smile America, the Largest U.S. School-Based Dental Program
Family-owned investment firm Kaltroco has acquired Smile America Partners, the largest school-based mobile dental program in the U.S., from Beach Point Capital Management in a deal announced July…
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Better Life Partners and Groups Merge to Expand New England Addiction Care
Hanover, N.H.-based Better Life Partners has joined the Burlington, Mass.-based Groups care network in a partnership expanding addiction treatment access across New England, the organizations announced July 23,…
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Dental M&A Rebounds: 175 Practices Sold in H1 2026 as Valuations Head Lower
Dental practice M&A activity rebounded in the first half of 2026, with at least 175 practice locations sold to DSOs, private equity groups, and other buyers, according to…
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Healthcare M&A Trends Q2 2026: PPM, Outpatient, and PE Scrutiny
Healthcare M&A stayed steady in Q2 2026, driven by consolidation, AI integration, and cross-sector deals despite intensifying scrutiny of PE-backed MSO arrangements. Physician practice management remained active, with…
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Select Medical Goes Private in $3.9B Welsh Carson-Led Deal
Select Medical Holdings completed a $3.9 billion take-private on July 1, 2026, led by its founders and private equity firm Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe at $16.50 per…
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Dentalcorp Enters U.S. Market With Northstar Dental Acquisition
Dentalcorp, one of North America’s largest dental support organizations, has entered the U.S. market by acquiring Northstar Dental Partners, a Boca Raton-based group supporting 21 practices across Florida….
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How RCM Performance Drives ASC Valuation Multiples in 2026
Ambulatory surgery centers preparing to sell in 2026 are seeing buyers price deals on revenue cycle performance as much as case volume, according to VMG Health. Historical ASC…