It looks like some big pharma companies want to get their holiday shopping done early this year. Two transactions with values north of $1 billion were announced in late November, stimulating a sector that’s been relatively quiet the past few months. The first might not come as a surprise since it’s been circling the rumor […]
After making a string of digital health deals over the past few years, HMS Holdings Corp. (NASDAQ: HMSY) has now expanded into the managed care sector. In the last week of November, the company announced its acquisition of Accent from Intrado Corporation for $155 million. The target company is a payment accuracy and cost containment […]
The Health Care M&A Weekly chart is a selection of transactions announced during the prior week(s). The deals presented here are from our Deal Search Online database, which is updated every business day. Visit www.dealsearchonline.com to see how Deal Search Online can help you stay up-to-date on the healthcare market overall, or in a particular sector of interest to […]
DFW Home Health, a Dallas-based home health provider jointly owned by LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG), Texas Health Resources and Methodist Health System, acquired Healthcare Resources, a home health provider serving patients and families in Arlington, Texas. Healthcare Resources offers skilled nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, medical social services, home health aides and other […]
It’s been a busy year in the Home Health & Hospice sector. Deal volume is poised to surpass the record 85 transactions announced in 2018. Through late November, 79 deals are in our DealSearchOnline database and more are expected before year-end. Home health agencies account for the bulk of the transactions every year, making up […]
The Health Care M&A Weekly chart is a selection of transactions announced during the prior week(s). The deals presented here are from our Deal Search Online database, which is updated every business day. Visit www.dealsearchonline.com to see how Deal Search Online can help you stay up-to-date on the healthcare market overall, or in a particular sector of interest to […]
After a four-year partnership, XIO Group has finally sold Lumenis. CVC Capital Partners and FountainVest Partners came incredibly close to purchasing the medical device firm late last year for an estimated $950 million, according to reports in Calcalist, but the deal was never finalized. Fast forward to the present day, and Baring Private Equity Asia […]
Cinven and Astorg have joined forces to purchase LGC Group from KKR (NYSE: KKR). The two global private equity firms spent $3.88 billion (£3 billion) for the firm, according to sources cited in Private Equity News. LGC provides a range of measurement tools, proficiency testing schemes, supply chain assurance standards, and specialty genomics reagents to […]
Winding down to the end of 2019, it’s a good time to take stock of this year’s U.S. hospital M&A market. In mid-November, we have 70 transactions on the books, up 16% compared with the same period in 2018. But 2019 M&A activity has taken a decidedly different path from the deals of 2018. One […]
Making sure patients with multiple chronic conditions aren’t over- or under-dosed with medications can be a fraught process. Phenomics Health, based in Ann Arbor, Michigan, has been working on the genomics side of the problem. Its recent acquisition of Precera Bioscience‘s patented portfolio of pharmacometabolomic technology adds capabilities to provide a more complete view of […]
