Hospital Transactions Held Steady in Q3:2018

Hospital Transactions Held Steady in Q3:2018

Mergers and acquisitions in the Hospital sector held steady from the second to the third quarter, with 15 definitive agreements announced in each. Deal volume dropped 12% compared with the same quarter in 2017. The 15 deals announced in the second quarter made up 19% of the 80 deals announced in the previous 12 months. One factor behind the decline from the first quarter was the end of the announced divestitures made by some for-profit chains, particularly Community Health Systems (NYSE: CYH) and its spin-off, Quorum Health (NYSE: QHC). Together with Tenet Healthcare (NYSE: THC), these three companies spent the previous six quarters selling off underperforming assets in non-core markets.... Read More »
Hospital M&A Held Steady in Q4:17

Hospital M&A Held Steady in Q4:17

Despite a weak third quarter, the Hospital sector’s merger and acquisition activity stayed relatively consistent, with deal volume ranging between 20 and 23 deals per quarter. The fourth quarter of 2017 posted 21 transactions, accounting for 27% of the 78 announced in the prior 12 months. Deal volume was up 40% compared with the previous quarter, but 9% lower than the same quarter in 2016. Some of the activity has been fueled by divestitures by the publicly traded companies, Community Health Systems (NYSE: CYH), Quorum Health (NYSE: QHC), and Tenet Healthcare (NYSE: THC). All are trying to lower their debt load, and for Community Health and Tenet, activist shareholders are demanding more... Read More »