Since the beginning of 2008, PE investors have closed 435 U.S.-based deals in the Healthcare Services industry, according to the PitchBook Platform. In 2010 and 2011, the South region led the activity, with 29 deals in 2010 and 36 in 2011, followed by the Southeast, with 25 in 2010 and 20 in 2011. Although there was a slight decrease in the number of deals closed from 2010 to 2011, both years had a much healthier deal flow than 2009, when only 63 Healthcare Services deals closed—a significant drop from 139 completed deals in 2008.
