Our position on the front lines of private equity's interest in specialty practices and surgery centers gives us a unique perspective. We can clearly see signs of private equity acquisition interest beginning to spread to other medical specialt

Podcast 18.13: Addressing Physician Fears Related To Future Private Equity Recapitalization

Sep 25th, 2018 12m 4s

We take the mystery out of private equity recapitalization and help physicians understand what that means for them as an employee and shareholder of the new practice management company. This recapitalization cycle is an important part of the pr

Podcast 18.12: As A Physician, Who Should And Who Should Not Be Interested In Selling To Private Equity?

Sep 25th, 2018 17m 15s

As the title suggests, we'll spend this episode talking about who should and who should not sell their private practices to private equity investors, as well as the reasoning behind these distinctions. We'll discuss factors that make physicians

Podcast 18.11: Ophthalmology From Private Equity’s Perspective, Rationale, Risk And Reward

Sep 25th, 2018 11m 33s

One question that physician owners often have is how private equity investors will further optimize the practices that they have spent years building. In episode 18.11, we reference our advisory resources article titled, “Ophthalmology From Pri

Podcast 18.10: Understanding The Increasing Acquisition Interest In Stand Alone Retina Practices

Sep 25th, 2018 9m 27s

Podcast 18.9: How Is Today’s Private Equity Practice Acquisition And Consolidation Different Than The Failures Of The Late 1990’s?

Sep 25th, 2018 12m 30s

In this episode of PF Insights, we discuss the key differences in consolidation and acquisition of health care practices in the 1990s compared to the current state of PE backed consolidations and acquisitions. We look at key similarities and di

Podcast 18.8: Why Do I Need An Investment Banker?

Sep 13th, 2018 18m 3s

The bottom line on this one is, you get more value from an investment banker than the amount of money you pay in fees. That's been our experience and it has been confirmed in independent studies on the issue.We've lived this many times but thi

Podcast 18.7: How Will An Acquisition Affect My Employees And Associate Physicians? podcast_GEORGIA ARIAL 18.7

Sep 13th, 2018 14m 54s

Practice continuity is extremely important to the success of the new post-transaction entity. Physician-owners want to keep their patients and employees happy. They want to maintain and fulfill their business relationships with associate physic

Podcast 18.6: What Are The Typical Acquisition Structures In Private Equity Investments?

Sep 13th, 2018 19m 31s

This is an area of major interest because it is totally new territory for our clients and it can be both overwhelming and intimidating. New terminology, a multitude of cash and equity structures, private equity companies and global ophthalmolog

Podcast 18.5: How Does Life Change For Physician Partners After A Transaction?

Sep 13th, 2018 18m 2s

After years of running their own practice, building a solid team, investing in new technology and growing their practice, physicians are faced with a new reality. The transition from physician-owner to a physician partner is a major area of con

Podcast 18.4: Is My Practice A Candidate For Acquisition?

Sep 13th, 2018 12m 26s

This episode of PF Insights kicks off our Crucial Questions series - a five-part series aimed at answering the most common questions we receive from potential physician clients regarding ophthalmology practice acquisition. We start with our mo

Podcast 18.3: Private Equity's New Deferential Approach, Orthopedics And Spine, Young Physician Buy-In

Sep 13th, 2018 13m 44s

This episode wraps up our three-part series and focuses on Culture; an extremely important transaction issue to both buyers and sellers. We discuss the new partnership approach and the many ways that a private equity transaction can be very pos

Podcast 18.2: Widespread Private Equity Buying Takes Off ... Addressing The Key Fundamentals And Concerns

Sep 13th, 2018 23m 9s

This episode continues our three-part series on the outlook for private equity interest in 2018. We look at where things have been, where they are today, and where it is all going.Importantly, we begin to focus on the fundamentals and the conce

Podcast 18.1: Emerging Private Equity Interest In Ophthalmology Reaches Critical Mass

Sep 13th, 2018 21m 38s

The first PF Insights episode will kickoff our series on what physician owners can expect from private equity in 2018. In this episode, we will offer a brief history of PhysiciansFirst as well as an overview of private equity's emerging interes

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