Around 63% of physician transactions in 2023 were attributable to a PE firm or their portfolio companies, according to VMG Health's 2024 Healthcare M&A Report published May 7.

Dental was the physician specialty with the highest deal volume in 2023, according to VMG Health's "2024 Healthcare M&A Report."

Here are three numbers that provide insights into where private equity stands in healthcare today:

The majority of physicians feel negatively about private equity's role in healthcare, according to a study published March 11 in JAMA Internal Medicine.

From 2012 to 2021, the number of physician practices owned by private equity groups jumped by more than 600%, according to a March report from Health Affairs. 

Here are six private equity transactions and updates to know that Becker's reported on in February:

The number of healthcare-focused private equity deals decreased by 16.2% in 2023, according to PitchBook's "Healthcare Services Report" published Feb. 8.

From health system acquisitions to bankruptcy filings, here are seven private equity moves physicians should keep an eye on that Becker's has reported on so far in 2024:

Connecticut-based private equity firm Peloton Equity has invested in OnPoint Healthcare Partners, an AI-enabled technology services provider focusing on reducing physician burnout and improving administrative efficiencies.

Over the last year, Optum has gotten serious about value-based care.

The U.S. primary care physician market is expected to reach $339.6 billion by the end of the decade.

Here are 24 acquisitions and partnerships that Becker's reported on in 2023:

Nearly 60% of physicians believe that nonphysician ownership of practices results in a lower quality of patient care, according to a survey from NORC at the University of Chicago. 

Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System has acquired Gessler Clinic, a physician-owned medical group based in Winter Haven, Fla.

Here are three acquisitions Becker's has reported on since Oct. 4:

Here are five private equity transactions to know that Becker's has reported on since Oct. 11:

Medical Specialists of the Palm Beaches has acquired Boca Raton, Fla.-based concierge medicine practice Colton and Kaminetsky.

Marlton, N.J.-based Consensus Health has added five physician practices to its medical group.

Here are five market and private equity updates physicians should know that Becker's has reported on since Sept. 19:

Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan called on physicians to share their personal experiences with private equity during a keynote at the annual meeting of the American College of Emergency Physicians.