The Weekly Checkup

The Weekly Checkup

Every Tuesday morning we deliver healthcare M&A news, deals on the market, and valuation insights.

The Weekly Checkup: Week of September 7-11, 2026

Sep 15, 2026

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8 min read

The Weekly Checkup: Week of September 7-11, 2026

The decade's biggest buyer of physician practices becomes a seller, Hanger and Numotion combine into a 1.5 million patient mobility giant, and a Brussels database reveals Apple bought a brain-sensing startup four months ago.

Will Hamilton
Will Hamilton
The Weekly Checkup: Week of August 31 - September 4, 2026

Sep 8, 2026

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13 min read

The Weekly Checkup: Week of August 31 - September 4, 2026

Advent proposes taking Definitive Healthcare private at ~2.4x adjusted EBITDA, Salem Health's $61 million Santiam "rescue," and a Buffalo ASC trades at nearly double the Oklahoma Spine multiple.

Will Hamilton
Will Hamilton
The Weekly Checkup: Week of August 24-28, 2026

Sep 1, 2026

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11 min read

The Weekly Checkup: Week of August 24-28, 2026

Radiology Partners pays 5x revenue for Everlight because radiologists are scarce, McKesson buys an oncology tollbooth for $2.25B, and Sword's Headspace deal surfaces through a state filing at a tenth of its 2021 valuation.

Will Hamilton
Will Hamilton
The Weekly Checkup: Week of August 17-21, 2026

Aug 25, 2026

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9 min read

The Weekly Checkup: Week of August 17-21, 2026

Francisco Partners bets on continued margin expansion at Weave, Perceptive Advisors runs the Hicuity deal from the lender's seat, and this week's occ med and pharma-consulting listings both find live comps in the announced deals column.

Will Hamilton
Will Hamilton
The Weekly Checkup: Week of August 10-14, 2026

Aug 18, 2026

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10 min read

The Weekly Checkup: Week of August 10-14, 2026

Varex goes private at a 50% premium that is still lower than every disclosed imaging equipment deal since 2012, two dermatology platforms merge because nobody can exit, and CHG buys a four-year-old CRNA staffing firm for its 84% clinician retention.

Will Hamilton
Will Hamilton
The Weekly Checkup: Week of August 3-7, 2026

Aug 11, 2026

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13 min read

The Weekly Checkup: Week of August 3-7, 2026

KKR pays 14.6x for Integer's capability arbitrage, VitalConnect exits at 4.4x revenue or roughly the money it raised, and Fresenius sells two dialysis centers into a nephrologist JV at 2-3x EBITDA.

Will Hamilton
Will Hamilton
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