Audax Private Debt, a debt capital partner for middle market companies headquartered in New York City, was the most active North America-based lender in the healthcare sector in 2023, accounting for 58 transactions, according to a report by market research company PitchBook.
The 2023 "Lending league tables," published March 18, ranked the most active private equity companies across multiple sectors in 2023 using public transaction data for the year.
Here are the 15 private equity companies with the highest number of deals in the healthcare sector, ranked by number of deals:
1. Audax Private Debt (58 deals)
2. Twin Brooks Capital Partners (56)
3. Ares (43)
4. Antares Capital (24)
5. Golub Capital (22)
6. Churchill (21)
7 (tie). MidCap Financial (20)
7 (tie). Crescent Capital (20)
9. Golub Capital Private Credit Fund BDC (18)
10. BMO Financial Group (17)
11 (tie). Jefferies Group (13)
11 (tie). Owl Rock (13)
11 (tie). Goldman Sachs Private Credit BDC (13) *tie
14 (tie). Barings (12)
14 (tie). J.P. Morgan (12)