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.

The largest deal of the week is Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.’s acquisition of PPD, Inc. for $20.9 billion, consisting of a payment of $17.4 billion and the assumption of $3.4 billion in net debt. PPD is a leading CRO providing broad, integrated drug development, laboratory and lifecycle management services. Its customers include pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, academic and government organizations. The company has offices in 47 countries and more than 26,000 employees. Its headquarters is based in Wilmington, North Carolina. 

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eHealth  
AcquirerTargetPrice
Microsoft Corp.Nuance Communications, Inc.$19,700,000,000
IOSoft Inc.3 integrated software platformsN/A
Home Health Care & Hospice  
AcquirerTargetPrice
Charter Health Care GroupProvidence Home Health and HospiceN/A
Long-Term Care  
AcquirerTargetPrice
Not disclosedHickory Creek at HicksvilleN/A
Regional owner/operatorThe Park at Trowbridge$17,000,000
Standard CompaniesBaltic Plaza Apartments$28,000,000
Local buyerBrittany Manor$850,000
Symmetry Healthcare Management, LLCSouth Island Assisted Living$2,400,000
Edison Equity Management CorporationChampions CoveN/A
Medical Devices  
AcquirerTargetPrice
ZOLL Medical CorporationRespicardia, Inc.N/A
Physician Medical Groups  
AcquirerTargetPrice
Summit Health ManagementActive Orthopedics & Sports MedicineN/A
Rehabilitation  
AcquirerTargetPrice
Akeso Medical HoldingsHealthFirst Medical GroupN/A
Other Services  
AcquirerTargetPrice
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.PPD, Inc.$20,900,000,000