Healthcare M&A in 2026: Five Rules Smart Sponsors Are Following

AGG Healthcare Private Equity co-chair Matt Brohm authored an article for PE Hub examining the five rules private equity sponsors are following to complete healthcare M&A transactions in this year’s increasingly disciplined investment environment.

Matt identified the rules as starting with reimbursement durability, underwriting to operating reality, structuring to solve for retention and integration risk, treating regulatory and compliance as value drivers, and using data and technology where it changes outcomes.

“Capital is available, but the market is rewarding disciplined deal construction over high-level deal stories,” said Matt. “The sponsors closing are the ones combining reimbursement-aware screening, realistic operating plans, structures that hold together under legal and regulatory pressure, serious compliance work and targeted use of technology.”

To read the full article and learn how private equity sponsors can compete in today’s healthcare M&A environment, please click here.