Aaron Weitzman

PE firms step up investments in healthcare.

Thoma Bravo, One Equity Partners and HIG are among the PE firms eagerly snatching up healthcare staffing providers in this hot market.

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‘To make outsized returns in venture capital or private equity, you need to be in markets where there's disruption happening, and healthcare is an industry that has lots of disruption,’ said WFSC’s John Ryan.

'In the next 10 years, the healthcare spend in the US is expected to go from $4trn to $6trn, and we'll have 15m+ additional people aging into Medicare,' he said.

'Staffing companies will become even more important in the future, as the sector continues to scale,' says Orangewood's Neil Goldfarb.

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'Under LLCP’s ownership, we helped Monte Nido open 22 de novo facilities and acquire 10 facilities, bringing its current total to 45 facilities in 15 states,' said Matt Rich.

‘We’ve been looking at healthcare staffing for some time because the fundamentals suggest that staffing companies will be an increasing part of the healthcare labor ecosystem,’ said OEP’s Charlie Cole.