In this episode, we are joined by Karl Henkel, Associate at Ponder & Co., to discuss their study that looked at hospital mergers and acquisitions volume in the first quarter of 2019. Highlights of this episode include: background on Ponder & Co. and the different sources of data used for their study, what the biggest finding was on merger and acquisition activity in the first quarter of 2019, details on what factors were behind the transaction volume in the first quarter of 2019, thoughts on the question posed in the study: “Is M&A over for the foreseeable future?”, and more...