Fourth-quarter 2011 volume was up 6 percent compared to the third quarter of 2011, which experienced 234 deals.
For the quarter, healthcare services accounted for 55 percent of deal volume, while the technology segment represented 69 percent of dollar volume. Among individual sectors, long-term care experienced the most deals (38), followed by medical devices (34 deals) and physician medical groups (34 deals).
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