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UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Acquires EMIS Group For $1.5 Billion

UnitedHealth Group’s Optum Acquires EMIS Group For $1.5 Billion

by | Jun 20, 2022 2:06 pm | eHealth

Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group since 2011, has announced the purchase of EMIS Group, a UK healthcare technology company, for approximately $1.5 billion USD, or £1.24 billion, in an all-cash transaction. An affiliate of UnitedHealth’s Optum, Bordeaux UK Holdings II Limited, has offered £1,925 per share in cash, reflecting a 49% premium to EMIS’ closing price on June 16. Optum UK CEO Rob Sergeant said in a statement the deal to acquire EMIS will bring more advanced technology solutions and capabilities to the UK’s National Health Service and general practitioners. EMIS Group is a provider of healthcare software, information technology and related services in the UK. EMIS... Read More »
Bain Capital Makes First Investment in Healthcare AI

Bain Capital Makes First Investment in Healthcare AI

by | Jun 9, 2022 3:22 pm | eHealth, Private Equity

Bain Capital announced, on June 6, that it acquired a majority stake in LeanTaaS.  LeanTaaS develops software that combines predictive analytics and machine learning to help optimize how health systems use resources like infusion chairs, operating rooms and inpatient beds. Founded in 2010 and headquartered in Santa Clara, California, LeanTaaS works with more than 500 hospitals and 130 health systems across the U.S. Bain’s investment will allow LeanTaaS to expand its technology capabilities. The purchase of LeanTaaS is Bain’s first venture into healthcare AI. Insight Partners and the growth equity business within Goldman Sachs Asset Management will each retain minority stakes in... Read More »
BD Enters New Pharmacy Automation Solutions Market With Parata Systems Acquisition

BD Enters New Pharmacy Automation Solutions Market With Parata Systems Acquisition

by | Jun 6, 2022 2:30 pm | eHealth, Other Services, Private Equity, Specialty Pharmacies

On June 6, Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), a leading global medical technology company, entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Parata Systems, an innovative provider of pharmacy automation solutions, for $1.53 billion from leading private equity firm Frazier Healthcare Partners. The transaction will be complementary to BD’s solutions in medication management with a new set of technologies across the care continuum, including acute care health systems, retail pharmacies, long-term care and home settings. Ropes & Gray LLP advised Becton, Dickinson and Company in the acquisition. Parata provides BD access to a new $600 million pharmacy automation market segment that is... Read More »
Planet DDS Announces Significant Investment from Aquiline Capital Partners

Planet DDS Announces Significant Investment from Aquiline Capital Partners

by | Jun 1, 2022 3:11 pm | eHealth, Physician Medical Groups, Private Equity

On June 1, Planet DDS, a leading provider of cloud-based software solutions for dental practices in North America, announced a definitive agreement to be recapitalized by New York-based private equity firm Aquiline Capital Partners LLC. In conjunction with Aquiline’s investment, Level Equity Management, LLC, a New York-based private investment firm, will invest additional capital. The investments from Aquiline and Level Equity will be used to accelerate the company’s growth plans. SVB Securities acted as exclusive financial advisor to Planet DDS and Level Equity Management. Goodwin Procter LLP acted as legal advisor to Planet DDS and Level Equity Management, and Ropes &... Read More »
OncoHealth Secures Strategic Investment from Arsenal Capital Partners & McKesson Corporation

OncoHealth Secures Strategic Investment from Arsenal Capital Partners & McKesson Corporation

by | May 10, 2022 9:22 am | eHealth, Private Equity

OncoHealth, the leading digital health company dedicated to oncology, announced on Monday it has received strategic investments from Arsenal Capital Partners, a private equity firm specializing in building transformational healthcare businesses, and from McKesson Corporation. The investments will support OncoHealth’s innovation and delivery of its oncology-specific digital health solutions for people with cancer, and Arsenal will take a majority ownership stake in the business. Financial terms were not disclosed. OncoHealth helps health plans, employers, providers, patients and life science researchers navigate the physical, mental and financial complexities of cancer through... Read More »
Florida Revenue Cycle Management Company Billed Right Acquires Ruffe Systems

Florida Revenue Cycle Management Company Billed Right Acquires Ruffe Systems

by | Apr 28, 2022 11:19 am | eHealth

On April 26, Billed Right, a nationwide revenue cycle management (RCM) company headquartered in Longwood, Florida, announced the acquisition of Ruffe Systems, Inc. (RSI) Ruffe Systems is a Miami, Florida-based medical billing company founded in 1982 that specializes in medical billing services for hospital-based physician groups such as pathology and radiology. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 2006, Billed Right provides leading and innovative expertise in RCM solutions and operational management for healthcare organizations of all specialties. This deal will complement the experience Billed Right gained over the last 16 years in the medical billing... Read More »