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PE Is Hot in 2026. Most Practices Still Won't Get the Call.

Jun 9, 2026

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2 min read

PE Is Hot in 2026. Most Practices Still Won't Get the Call.

Healthcare deal value jumped in Q1 while the number of deals fell. The money is paying premiums only for the practices that are ready.

Shawn Rothlis
Shawn Rothlis
You're not short on targets. You're short on intelligence.

Jun 4, 2026

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5 min read

You're not short on targets. You're short on intelligence.

Why 13-touch sequences underperform in healthcare - and what the firms closing consistently build before the first call.

Shawn Rothlis
Shawn Rothlis
What Buyers See When They Look at Your Practice

Jun 2, 2026

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5 min read

What Buyers See When They Look at Your Practice

You built the practice. You know the medicine. But the people writing the check are looking at a completely different set of numbers.

Shawn Rothlis
Shawn Rothlis

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Same Market. Different Buyer. Wrong Doctor.

May 14, 2026

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3 min read

Same Market. Different Buyer. Wrong Doctor.

The same physician can be a Tier 1 target for one buyer and a hard pass for another. Why thesis comes before universe.

Shawn Rothlis
Shawn Rothlis
AI Is Creating Your Next Behavioral Health Patient

May 5, 2026

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4 min read

AI Is Creating Your Next Behavioral Health Patient

Behavioral health utilization is up 63% since 2018. The next wave of referrals isn't coming from the same place. And most platforms being built right now aren't positioned for it.

Shawn Rothlis
Shawn Rothlis
Why Your Best Targets Transact With Someone Else

Apr 23, 2026

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3 min read

Why Your Best Targets Transact With Someone Else

Your call sheet isn't stalled because the names are wrong. It's stalled because they all look the same.

Shawn Rothlis
Shawn Rothlis
Every Auction in Your Feed Creates 20 to 40 Targets You Won't See

Apr 21, 2026

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3 min read

Every Auction in Your Feed Creates 20 to 40 Targets You Won't See

Seven major March auctions just signaled the "Shadow Universe." If you aren't at the table in 60 days, your competitors will be.

Shawn Rothlis
Shawn Rothlis
Every Bank and Every Platform Is Competing for the Same Physician. The One With Better Intelligence Wins.

Apr 14, 2026

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9 min read

Every Bank and Every Platform Is Competing for the Same Physician. The One With Better Intelligence Wins.

Sell-side banks and buy-side platforms both call it "sourcing." They mean completely different things. But they share the same problem - and the same advantage when they solve it.

Shawn Rothlis
Shawn Rothlis
I Mapped Every Sourcing Tool in Healthcare M&A. They All Miss the Same Thing.

Apr 9, 2026

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9 min read

I Mapped Every Sourcing Tool in Healthcare M&A. They All Miss the Same Thing.

Your team is spending $100K+ a year on data platforms. The analyst is still building the list by hand.

Shawn Rothlis
Shawn Rothlis
I Got Almost Everything Wrong

Apr 7, 2026

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5 min read

I Got Almost Everything Wrong

What the market told me when I finally shut up.

Shawn Rothlis
Shawn Rothlis
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