SOC Telemed Acquires Access Physicians
The national telehealth provider SOC Telemed has announced a new deal for Access Physicians valued at $194 million upfront with additional potential consideration based on performance. Access Physicians is an experienced multi-specialty acute inpatient telemedicine provider focused on cardiac care, inpatient hospital care, tele-neurology, maternal-fetal expertise, tele-pulmonary and infectious disease management. SOC Telemed (f.k.a Specialists On Call, Inc.) just went public over the summer through a reverse merger with Healthcare Merger Corp., a special purpose acquisition company. The deal valued SOC Telemed at $720 million, and institutional investors including BlackRock Inc., Baron... Read More »
Procaps Group Merges with Union Acquisition
If you were looking for another SPAC deal this week, say no more. Procaps Group announced a reverse merger with Union Acquisition Corp. II (NASDAQ: LATN). Founded in 1977, Procaps is a leading integrated international healthcare and pharmaceutical company with a successful history of growth and diversification. Procaps is the largest pharmaceutical integral CDMO in Latin America, and its proprietary portfolio of branded Rx and OTC products and services is sold, distributed, or provided to over 50 markets. It has six state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Latin America, including the first FDA-approved pharmaceutical plant in South America for selling Rx products into the United... Read More »
Organon Hits the Ground Running
Early in March 2020, Merck & Co., Inc. (NYSE: MRK) announced the spin-off of a new company focused on women’s health. The new company, Organon & Co., will have a portfolio of more than 60 trusted medicines that address an entire spectrum of conditions that women face. Organon is expected to have a global footprint with approximately 10,000 employees with headquarters located in Jersey City, New Jersey. If the name rings any bell at all, it’s because Organon was originally a subsidiary of Schering-Plough Corporation, which Merck acquired in 2009 for a whopping $41 billion. Schering-Plough actually bought Organon in 2007 from Akzo Nobel (OTCMKTS: AZKOY) for $15.8 billion, according... Read More »
SomaLogic Goes Public With SPAC
They just don’t stop coming. Another private healthcare company has agreed to go public via SPAC in a $1.23 billion deal. SomaLogic is merging with CM Life Sciences II (NASDAQ: CMIIU), a special purpose acquisition company affiliated with Casdin Capital, LLC and Corvex Management LP. SomaLogic is a commercial-stage proteomics company with over 300 established industry partnerships and customers. The company’s pioneering technology platform, SomaScan Assay, measures 7,000 human proteins in a single sample, enabling the possibility of faster, more precise drug discovery for researchers. Artificial intelligence and machine learning-powered bioinformatics algorithms operating in tandem... Read More »
Health Care M&A Deals, March 26 , 2021
The Health Care M&A deals chart is a selection of transactions announced during the prior week(s). The M&A transactions presented here are from our HealthCareMandA.com Deal Database, which is updated daily to provide our subscribers with the most up-to-date information and trends in the healthcare industry. One of the largest deals last week was the acquisition of PatientPing by private equity-backed Appriss Health, a large care coordination platform based in Boston, Massachusetts. PatientPing has developed a platform that enables providers to collaborate on shared patients through a comprehensive suite of solutions and allows provider organizations, health... Read More »
Acorn Health Expands Presence in Florida
The behavioral health-provider Acorn Health has made a big leap into the Florida market. The company announced last week it is purchasing Sandcastle Centers, which provides applied behavioral analysis (ABA) therapy for children with autism in the Orlando market. The practice has a central clinic location in Orlando but also offers in-home treatment throughout the region. The company was formerly known as JKP Analysts. The acquisition of Sandcastle expands Acorn Health’s presence in the Orlando, Florida market and furthers its mission of providing high-quality, center-based ABA therapy services to children diagnosed with autism. Sandcastle will become a fully-owned subsidy. According to... Read More »
PatientPing Acquired By PE-Backed Appriss Health
The private equity-backed Appriss Health has announced the acquisition of PatientPing, a large care coordination platform based in Boston, Massachusetts. PatientPing has developed a platform that enables providers to collaborate on shared patients through a comprehensive suite of solutions and allows provider organizations, health plans, governments, individuals and the organizations supporting them to leverage real-time patient data to reach their shared goals of improving the efficiency of the healthcare system. PatientPing’s network connects over 1,250 hospitals, 7,000 post-acute care facilities, and hundreds of other providers such as Federally Qualified Health Centers, social and... Read More »
Anthem Buys myNEXUS
The healthcare insurance giant Anthem, Inc. (NYSE: ANTM) is back with a new acquisition. Anthem is buying myNEXUS, Inc. from private equity firm WindRose Health Investors, which has held a majority stake in the company since 2014 when it was known as MTS Health Investors. myNEXUS is a post-acute benefits management company that provides comprehensive management services to health plans and other risk-bearing organizations on an at-risk or fee-for-service basis for total medical expense related to integrated home health, Stars Performance Improvement Program, Social Determinants of Health, inpatient avoidance and clinical programs. myNEXUS delivers integrated clinical support services for... Read More »
The MOB Market Heats Up
The market for medical office buildings (MOB) showed plenty of activity in 2020, and that doesn’t seem to be slowing down in 2021. According to search results in our Healthcare Deals Database, there have been 18 transactions announced since January 1, driven primarily by announcements from Montecito Medical Real Estate, which reported nine of those deals. Montecito Medical, one of the largest privately-held companies specializing in healthcare-related real estate, added nearly 350,000 square feet in property across eight states. One of the most notable purchases was for a three-story, 91,300 square-foot facility in Sandusky, Ohio. The property is 100% leased to Northern Ohio Medical... Read More »