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 October 12-16, 2026

Oct 20, 2026

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12 min read

The Weekly Checkup: Week of October 12-16, 2026

STERIS pays $2.1 billion for a surgical pad with a 55% margin, what a lab biz losing $13 million a quarter is worth to Labcorp, and Humana trades Welsh Carson for BlackRock (and a put for a floor) at CenterWell.

Will Hamilton
Will Hamilton
The Weekly Checkup: Week of October 5-9, 2026

Oct 13, 2026

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13 min read

The Weekly Checkup: Week of October 5-9, 2026

McKesson buys 49% of the biggest home infusion company with a path to the rest, two pieces of the old Walgreens empire change hands, and a VA exam clinic netting 73% with every contract expiring in December

Will Hamilton
Will Hamilton
The Weekly Checkup: Week of September 28 - October 2, 2026

Oct 6, 2026

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11 min read

The Weekly Checkup: Week of September 28 - October 2, 2026

Lifecore's $160 million of contingent value measured against its own targets, Grindr pays 25x for a PrEP telehealth business, and a $150 million listing with no actuals.

Will Hamilton
Will Hamilton
The Weekly Checkup: Week of September 21-25, 2026

Sep 29, 2026

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14 min read

The Weekly Checkup: Week of September 21-25, 2026

Telix pays $1.65 billion for a company that supplies its rivals, Healius sells a lab for half what it paid at the same multiple, and a $6.6 million company signs a $104 million deal.

Will Hamilton
Will Hamilton
The Weekly Checkup: Week of September 14-18, 2026

Sep 22, 2026

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10 min read

The Weekly Checkup: Week of September 14-18, 2026

Addus pays 10.8x for AccentCare's personal care division, medtech becomes LBO territory as Apollo talks DePuy with J&J, and a courtroom prices two closed hospitals at one dollar.

Will Hamilton
Will Hamilton
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
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