Orthopedics is poised for a busy 2025 with more IPOs, acquisitions, and capital flowing freely after years of delays. Tiger Buford says risk-taking is returning, though venture capital firms may move slower due to their fundraising cycles.
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I think we're gonna, we're gonna have a dynamic year. I think IPOs are gonna move. I think acquisitions are gonna move. I think capital is starting to flow a little bit more freely this year. I felt like there's, there's, I feel like there's more, a little more optimism around the industry. So I feel like we're gonna, we have a, we have a lot of repressed deals from the past couple of years that I think are gonna be unlocked this year. So it's gonna, it's gonna be quite a ride.
Yeah, risk-taking should come back. I, I, the VCs are probably going to be the last ones though. There's— Colleen, explain. VCs have— they raise money and funds, you know, and then they deploy the capital, and then there's a, there's a rhythm to that.