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 […]
It’s become an accepted, almost expected, transaction. Privately held hospitals sell their real estate assets to a real estate investment trust (REIT) to get some fresh cash and to focus on operations rather than physical plants. Between 2009 and 2012, REIT deals for U.S. hospitals were announced once or twice a year. The number rose […]
With more than 180 deals announced so far in 2019, the Physician Medical Group sector is roaring toward another strong close. The usual specialties—dental, dermatology and ophthalmology—are still very active, but after 10 to 20 years of consolidation, their trajectories are flattening. Other specialties are gaining traction with private equity investors, particularly orthopedics, gastrointestinal (GI), […]
After a quiet year on the acquisition front, LHC Group (NASDAQ: LHCG) and LifePoint Health have expanded their joint venture (JV) into three new states. The purchase includes CMH Home Health Care in Wilmington, Ohio, Casa de la Paz Hospice in Sierra Vista, Arizona, and St. Joseph Family Hospice in Lewiston, Idaho. LHC Group will assume […]
In the first week of November, BioAgilytix Labs, LLC, a portfolio company of Riverside Partners, purchased Cambridge Biomedical. Both Cambridge and BioAgilytix are contract research organizations (CROs) that develop novel therapeutic biologics and biosimilars, specializing in large molecule bioanalysis. The transaction expands BioAgilytix’s global footprint and adds further capacity by joining Cambridge Biomedical’s CLIA-certified, CAP-accredited, […]
October is typically a flighty month in the annual investing cycle. Spooky things can happen as the month winds down to Halloween. With the now-hot/now-not sentiments swirling around the equity markets, it was a relief not to witness a meltdown after all ended the month at or near new highs. The healthcare market wasn’t nearly […]
Mid-Atlantic Dental Partners, a portfolio company of S.C. Goldman & Company, LLC, recently announced it acquired DentalOne Partners from Dental Investments, LLC. DentalOne is one of the largest dental service organizations (DSOs) nationally with approximately 150 affiliated offices across 13 states and 27 markets. This acquisition increases Mid-Atlantic Dental Partners affiliated offices to more than 240 operating in 18 […]
Optum, a UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH) company, has acquired another digital health company. The target is Vivify Health, whose mobile, cloud-based platform offers remote care management services such as personalized care plans and biometric data monitoring. The deal was first reported by CNBC. Vivify’s program uses health devices ranging from a wireless weight scale to portable […]
It’s a deal that will likely spawn more deals. Medical device giant Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK), with a market cap of $76.4 billion, is acquiring its smaller rival, Wright Medical Group N.V. (NASDAQ: WMGI), with a market cap of $2.8 billion. Stryker will pay $30.75 per share, for a total equity value of approximately $4.0 […]
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 […]
