Hospice M&A Looking Dim in 2024

Hospice merger and acquisition (M&A) activity tapered off in 2023 and early 2024 compared to the flurry of prior years, due in part to regulatory and economic pressures. Hospice deal volume and valuations have trended down from record-high levels during 2019 through 2022. The cool down began last year as hospice transaction activity lulled. This […]

M&A Volume May Shift From Hospice to Home Health

Though many expect a hospice M&A rebound in 2024, the scales are tipping in favor of home health companies among buyers. Generally, signs point to heightened buyer activity this year, particularly among private equity as interest rates start to come down. After 2023’s slump, PE firms have been sitting on more than $800 million in […]

Interest Rates Likely to Rise, Impact PE Hospice Buyers

U.S. Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has indicated that interest rates may rise faster than expected, which could have a significant impact on hospice M&A trends. Rate hikes are the Fed’s primary weapon against inflation, which climbed at a record pace last year. The U.S. Department of Commerce in January clocked the run of inflation […]

Hospice M&A ‘Historically Strong’ Despite Recent Cool Down

Though investors and strategic buyers didn’t wade quite as deep into the hospice market in 2022 compared to years prior, the tide may be rising for M&A during 2023. Though hospice M&A activity fluctuated last year, volume is expected to rebound, but probably with larger numbers of smaller deals. Swelling demand for hospice and home […]