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Why Private Equity Is Buying Up Hearing Aid Clinics
In this episode of The Buyout Show, Lucas and Luna examine the quiet roll-up of the hearing aid industry by private equity. With an aging population and margin-rich business models, firms like Sonova and Demant have seen their clinic networks snapped up. The hosts break down why audiology practices are a PE dream: sticky patient relationships, high margin recurring revenue from batteries and fittings, and a fragmented market ripe for consolidation. They look at the economics of a typical practice, the regulatory changes from the 2017 OTC Hearing Aid Act that shifted the landscape, and whether…
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