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“Every drug since 2010, was invented by a university and by partnering with over 20 large universities, we are teaming up with the source of innovation and hopefully that leads to a differentiated return," said Deerfield's Jim Flynn.

“The goal was to lower costs, improve clinical outcomes and actively manage towards an overall healthier population," said VSS’ David Bainbridge.

"There are still areas where hospitals aren’t leveraging technology, and that’s a big problem," Berenson Capital’s Brendyn Grimaldi said.

"Anything we can do to help hospitals save costs at this time is absolutely critical for them," said MSCP's Steve Rodgers.

"Telehealth will increasingly become an integrated component of how care is delivered," Vestar's Mike Vaupen said.

"Structural shortages of capacity to meet demand across nearly all legs of the supply chain and the shifting requirements of e-commerce have further accelerated the increasing need for transportation and logistics providers, which has supported continued strong returns for investors in these sectors," said ATL Partners' Kirby Fine.

"The opportunity to be a part of something brand new in our industry really appealed to me," said Perkins about joining emerging manager Avance. "I was excited to be able to help our young firm establish our unique culture, contribute to creating our go-to-market strategy, and to help recruit more diverse talent to our firm."

"Burnout is a big deal for hospital systems, and anything you can automate, or use technology to leverage human capital, is going to remain a big focus area,” Oak HC/FT’s Adams said.

"Exit timing is often driven by how quickly we can deliver against our value creation plan,” THL's Joshua Nelson said. “So, if we had a plan to do something in five years, and it took us only two and a half years to achieve those goals, then we will start thinking about exiting earlier.”

Longer hold periods can have "negative implications on employee morale, recruitment, and retention at these young companies," Singh said.