2022 should be strong for healthcare M&A with a surge of buyers from big tech and retail giants following an aggressive 2021 for the buyouts, Irving Levin Associates, publisher of the LevinPro HC platform predicted.

"It has been a historic year for healthcare M&A, with more than 2,500 deal announcements, largely driven by private equity activity across a variety of sectors," said Dylan Sammut, Editor of Health iCare at Irving Levin.

Health care merger and acquisition activity soared in the fourth quarter of 2021, hitting a record 733 deals with activity in sectors such as Physician Medical Groups and Long-Term Care drove much of the volume, with 138 and 122 deals, respectively, the firm noted.

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