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Strata Oncology Secures $26 Million in Funding

Strata Oncology has announced it has secured $26 million in series B funding. Strata, based in Ann Arbor, Mich., describes itself as a precision oncology platform company....more

5/29/2018  /  Healthcare , Investment , Investors

OrbiMed Launches $950 Million VC Healthcare Fund

OrbiMed has announced the closing of its next venture capital fund with $950 million in limited partner commitments. OrbiMed, headquartered in New York City, is an investment firm dedicated to the healthcare sector, with...more

12/29/2015  /  Healthcare , Venture Capital

CMS: U.S. Healthcare Spending Reaches $3 Trillion

Overall U.S. healthcare spending increased 5.3% in 2014 to reach $3.0 trillion, according to a report from CMS’ Office of the Actuary. The study indicated the growth experienced in 2014 was primarily attributable to...more

Warburg Pincus Closes New $12 Billion PE Fund

Warburg Pincus has announced it has successfully raised its latest global fund, Warburg Pincus Private Equity XII. The fund, launched in May 2015, has received commitments in excess of its $12 billion hard cap....more

Budget Act Significantly Impacts Provider-Based Facility Reimbursement

On November 2, President Obama signed into the law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (the “Act”), which contains language that will significantly change how hospital-based outpatient care is reimbursed....more

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Quad-C Management Invests in VMG Health

Quad-C, headquartered in Charlottesville, Va., is a middle market PE firm focused on investing in business services, consumer, general industrial, healthcare, specialty distribution and transportation/logistics companies. It...more

Healthcare Costs for the Average Family Have Risen Dramatically

According to consulting and actuarial firm Milliman’s “2015 Milliman Medical Index,” which measures the cost of healthcare for a typical American family of four receiving coverage from an employer-sponsored preferred provider...more

CMS Report Provides Projection of Increases in Health Expenditure Over 2014-2024

In a report authored by CMS’s Office of the Actuary and published in Health Affairs, CMS projected that healthcare spending would grow by an average of 5.8% in the aggregate over 2014-2024. Such a rate is 1.1% higher than the...more

Private Equity Investment in Healthcare: 15 Healthcare Investment Niches – A Review of Key Sectors for 2015

Private equity investment in healthcare continues to grow considerably. This article provides thoughts, observations and insights on 15 investment niches. It also provides some initial thoughts on the market as a whole....more

Deerfield Management Launches $550 Million Healthcare VC Fund

The firm indicated the new fund will invest in advancements in science that may lead to therapeutic interventions in genetic diseases, cancer and orphan diseases, as well as back new technologies focused on the development of...more

MPT to Acquire GTCR-Backed Capella; Shows Value Added for PE in Hospital Space

MPT is a Birmingham, Ala.-based self-advised real estate investment trust. Capella is one of the largest for-profit hospital companies in the U.S. Based in Franklin, Tenn., Capella owns and/or operates seven hospitals across...more

7/29/2015  /  Healthcare , Hospitals , REIT

Texas to Require Registration of Dental Support Organizations

On June 14, 2015, Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law Senate Bill No. 519, which imposes new registration requirements on dental support organizations (“DSOs”). The DSO business model is built around the provision of...more

NaviMed Capital Closes New $110 Million Healthcare PE Fund

NaviMed Capital, based in Washington, D.C., is focused exclusively on the healthcare industry. More specifically, it invests in lower middle-market healthcare companies providing healthcare services, healthcare IT, hospital...more

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Shockwave Medical Secures $40 Million in Financing

Shockwave Medical, based in Fremont, Calif., develops technology for the treatment of peripheral and coronary vascular disease and aortic stenosis. It is the developer of Lithoplasty balloon catheters....more

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Precision BioSciences Secures $25.6 Million in Financing

Precision BioSciences is a Durham, N.C.-based genome editing company. Its ARCUS genome editing technology is designed to produce nucleases that can insert, remove and modify DNA in a complex genome....more

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Spirox Secures $18.5 Million in Financing

Spirox has announced it has secured $18.5 million in series B funding. Spirox, based in Menlo Park, Calif., develops minimally invasive technologies to treat nasal obstruction....more

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Livongo Health Secures $20 Million in Financing

Livongo, with offices in Chicago and Mountain View, Calif., is a developer of chronic disease management tools, including a cloud-enabled glucose meter....more

Lux Capital Raises $350 Million Fund to Back Startup Healthcare and Technology Companies

Lux Capital, with offices in New York and Menlo Park, Calif., invests in counter-conventional, seed and early stage science and technology ventures. It was co-founded by Peter Hebert, Robert Paull and Josh Wolfe in 2000....more

Tenet and USPI to Form Ambulatory Surgery Joint Venture

Tenet Healthcare Corp. has announced it has signed a definitive agreement with United Surgical Partners International (USPI) to combine their short-stay surgery and imaging center assets into a new joint venture....more

3/26/2015  /  Healthcare , Joint Venture

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: OrthoSensor Secures $19 Million in Financing

OrthoSensor has announced it has raised $19 million in a private placement of series C preferred stock. OrthoSensor, based in Dania Beach, FL, is a developer of intelligent orthopedic devices and data services....more

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Cardiac Dimensions Secures $43 Million in Financing

Cardiac Dimensions, based in Kirkland, Wash., develops minimally invasive treatment modalities to address heart failure and related cardiovascular conditions....more

Study: Top 5 Healthcare Investment Priorities for U.S. States

An analysis by Accenture of the State Health Innovation Plans developed by 25 states found the top five projected investment areas of the states currently participating in the program....more

Novartis and Qualcomm Form Digital Health Investment Company

Novartis Pharmaceuticals has announced it has formed a joint investment company with Qualcomm Ventures, the venture investment group of Qualcomm....more

Medgadget Lists 2014's Best Medical Technologies

Medgadget has come out with its list of the best medical technologies of 2014. They are as follows: - 1. Flexible Microelectronics...more

Healthcare & Life Sciences Private Equity Deal Tracker: Assurex Health Secures $30 Million in Financing

Assurex, headquartered in Mason, Ohio, is a personalized medicine company specializing in helping physicians determine the right medication for individual patients with behavioral health disorders....more

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