Healthcare Private Equity Buyouts Remain Strong Amid Pan-European Consolidation

Healthcare is one of the fastest-growing sectors for private equity buyouts globally – but especially in Europe. PE firms acquired 127 healthcare-related companies across North America and Western Europe in Q3 2023, up from just 19 companies ten years ago. 

While North America accounts for the largest share of global healthcare private equity buyouts, the pace of these buyouts is accelerating more quickly in Western Europe. From Q3 2013 to Q3 2023, healthcare private equity buyouts in Western Europe grew by 9.6x, compared to a 5.6x increase in North America.