Middle Branch Partners advised KMM Group Ltd. (Hatboro, PA) as they sought and received investment from RS2 Healthcare Partners (Boston, MA).

Middle Branch Partners' Larry Barr and Chuck Weikel review MedTech M&A at mid-2026: deal volume holds steady even as transactions shrink in size, valuations climb on quality over scale, and cross-border deals face tariff-driven friction while domestic activity stays smooth. Lending is available but more selectively deployed. On AI, both find rare agreement: real technology, not yet a real M&A driver.

Larry Barr, Partner, plus members of our Board of Advisors were there. Always a high value event and the central exhibition for Ortho contact manufacturers, it offers great meetings and networking. It seems to get larger every time and the growth shows this year.

AAOS is being held in New Orleans this year and has drawn a great turnout. Networking opportunities have been excellent as well.

MD&M West kicks off with a focus on manufacturing, problem solving and product development.  Great attendance and Middle Branch Partners was there.

mdmX Monday night kicked off MD&M West with an impressive turnout and networking.  It has become a signal event before the big show opens on Tuesday.

Middle Branch Partners is hosting the Annual mdmx Networking Reception in Anaheim on February 2, 2026 at 5:30pm.

Medica / Compamed is, arguably, the largest MedTech show in the world.  In Düsseldorf, Germany, in pre-Covid times the show had ~200,000 attendees.  Today it is smaller but of high quality - for both attendees and exhibitors.  Larry Barr and Göran Brorsson from Middle Branch Partners were there.

Well attended, a diverse MedTech focus and an engineering bent helps MD&M Midwest be an excellent show for networking and new ideas.  Larry Barr from Middle Branch Partners was there and enjoyed the networking and sharing of expertise that made the show so well known and popular.

Med Tech Ireland is being held at the Galway Racecourse again this year (and again without racehorses).  A fantastic venue – perhaps the only convention site in a racecourse – it always provides for great networking opportunities before, during and after the event.  Larry Barr from Middle Branch Partners was there.

The MPO Summit was held in the San Francisco Airport Marriott.  Opening remarks by Sean Fenske and Howard Revitch of Medical Product Outsourcing were well received and set the tone for the event.  Larry Barr of Middle Branch Partners was there.

With expanded exhibition space OMTEC 2025 has grown again. People report that an attendance record will be set as well. This year Chuck Weikel and Larry Barr, along with select Advisory Board Members, attended for Middle Branch Partners.

AAOS attendees, the Water Grill in San Diego was the place to be last night. Almost 150 MedTech senior leaders heard about market opportunities and the deal making process with senior executives of Resolve Surgical, Tyber Medical and Intech.

MD&M West 2025 has started in California. A larger turnout with lots of space and great products, services and engineering on display. Larry Barr and Chuck Weikel, Partners, were there all week.

The mdmX Networking Reception was a big success for attendees last night with good conversation, food and refreshments. Join us again next year!

TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE: Middle Branch Partners is hosting the Annual mdmx Networking Reception in Anaheim on February 3, 2025 at 5:30pm.

The largest MedTech show in the World is underway again and Middle Branch Partners is there in full force.

Middle Branch Partners is again at the MPO Summit this year. In Denver, it will be an excellent opportunity to interact with industry leaders and understand more about the exceptional technologies being developed in the MedTech field.

MPP West has begun. It is an exceptional conference that pairs technologies and thought leaders in the MedTech fields with a particular focus on medical plastics and interventional. This year it is in Salt Lake City and Middle Branch Partners is there.

MD&M Midwest is underway in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The show has grown this year and exhibitors report a strong turn out. Larry Barr from Middle Branch Partners is there.