Doctor On Demand Merges With Grand Rounds
Telehealth provider Doctor On Demand announced plans last week to merge with Grand Rounds to form a new company centered around virtual care. Doctor On Demand provides a full suite of personalized Total Virtual Care services including primary care, integrated behavioral health, everyday and urgent care, chronic condition management, and prevention. The company delivers services through employers, health plans, Medicare Part B, and directly to consumers. Grand Rounds provides care coordination and expert medical opinions, and it helps clients understand and navigate health care insurance benefits. No terms for the merger were... Read More »
WELL Health Builds Digital Health Portfolio
The Canadian-based company WELL Health Technologies Corp. (TSX.V: WELL) went on an acquisition spree in 2020, adding a plethora of smaller, digital health companies to build up its product portfolio. Last week, they continued that spree, announcing the acquisition of Intrahealth, a Vancouver-based healthcare software company. Intrahealth provides a suite of flexible software and electronic medical record solutions to a wide variety of customers including health authorities, hospitals, public health outpatient centers, community health, home care, ambulatory care and diverse health care professionals. WELL Health paid roughly CAD 15.4 million consisting of CAD 10.6 million in cash, CAD... Read More »
MindMed Acquires HealthMode
MindMed (OTCQB: MMEDF), a New York City-based biotechnology company, is expanding its platform with a new deal. Last week, the company announced it is acquiring HealthMode, a digital medicine and therapeutics startup that uses artificial intelligence-enabled digital measurement to increase the precision and speed of clinical research and patient monitoring. MindMed will issue 8,250,836 subordinate voting shares at the Feb. 17, 2021 closing price of CAD 5.13, plus approx. CAD 300,000 in cash. Based on the conversion rate from February 18, 2021, the price comes out to approximately U.S. $33.67 million. The acquisition of Healthmode is expected to close by the end of February 2021. MindMed is... Read More »
Sharecare Is Going Public
Last week Sharecare, Inc. announced it was going public in a reverse merger with Falcon Capital Acquisition Corp. (NASDAQ: FCAC), a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC). Sharecare provides an online health and wellness engagement platform that gives consumers a personal results-oriented experience by connecting them to health resources and programs. Falcon Capital is in an investment partnership with Eagle Equity Partners. The deal is valued at $3.9 billion and is expected to be funded through a combination of Falcon’s $345 million of cash in trust supported by a $425 million PIPE at $10.00 per share. Sharecare will have approximately $400 million on its balance sheet to fund growth... Read More »
