Working in tandem, our preeminent transactional, regulatory, and enforcement lawyers support the full scope of healthcare participants in all types of transactions, including:
- Private equity buyouts and leveraged buyouts
- Strategic M&A
- Minority investments and sophisticated joint-venture arrangements
- Complex carve-out acquisitions
- Portfolio company add-on acquisitions, recapitalizations, and divestitures
- Capital market transactions, including IPOs, PIPEs, and SPACs
- Multi-facility sale leaseback and other real estate transactions
- Going-private transactions
- Technology outsourcings
“They are always prepared, and anticipate what questions a client might have, which is very valuable … they are always available, and have gone the extra mile.”
Chambers USA 2021: Nationwide — Healthcare
Trusted Counsel for Private Equity Investors
Sidley’s lawyers serve a wide range of sophisticated private equity healthcare investors and their portfolio companies. We draw on the deep experience and knowledge across our M&A (185+ lawyers), Private Equity (270+ lawyers), Healthcare Regulatory (40+ lawyers), Capital Markets (125+ lawyers), and Global Finance (155+ lawyers) practices.
Experience with Transactions Involving Healthcare Entities of All Types
Our healthcare transactions lawyers advise healthcare companies and investors in structuring deals involving all sectors of the healthcare industry, including:
- Hospitals and health systems
- Integrated care delivery networks
- Large national medical groups
- National providers of specialty services, such as dialysis, radiology, orthopedics, mental health, and other services
- Ambulatory surgery center companies
- Skilled nursing providers
- Pharmacies and specialty pharmacies
- Clinical laboratories and diagnostic testing companies
- Telemedicine providers and technology vendors
- Health information technology and electronic health records companies
- Digital health companies
We offer these entities deep experience in the full array of regulatory issues impacting transactions, including those involving:
- Licensure and enrollment
- Corporate practice of medicine
- Quality of care regulations
- Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, and other fraud and abuse laws
- Contracting and payor relationships
- Pricing, coding, billing, and reimbursement
- Procurement, supply chain, and administrative services
- Enforcement risk
- Privacy, HIPPA, and cybersecurity
- Legal reforms affecting the healthcare services landscape
“The team as a whole presents itself as very polished and capable in the healthcare arena, in both North America and globally. They have combined industry experience and knowledge of the entire spectrum of healthcare products and offerings.”
Chambers Global 2021
