Hospital M&A Dropped in Q4:15

Hospital M&A Dropped in Q4:15

The hospital acquisition market declined in the fourth quarter of 2015, falling 31% from the third quarter’s total of 32 deals. The 22 publicly announced hospital acquisitions in Q4:15 were also 29% lower than the 31 deals announced in the same quarter in 2014. The largest acquisition in the fourth quarter to come with a disclosed price was the acquisition of Al Noor Hospitals Group plc, based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, by the South African hospital operator Mediclinic International Ltd. for $2.3 billion. Al Noor Hospitals Group provides primary, secondary and tertiary care services through its hospitals and medical centers in the UAE. Mediclinic International operates... Read More »
Select Medical Acquires Physiotherapy

Select Medical Acquires Physiotherapy

Select Medical Holdings Corporation (NYSE: SEM) announced today it has entered into a merger agreement to acquire Physiotherapy Associates Holdings, Inc. for $400 million in cash. Physiotherapy is a national provider of outpatient physical rehabilitation care offering a wide range of services, such as general orthopedics, spinal care and neurological rehabilitation, and orthotics and prosthetics services. As of September 30, 2015, Select operated 110 long term acute care hospitals and 17 acute medical rehabilitation hospitals in 28 states, and 1,033 outpatient rehabilitation clinics in 31 states and the District of Columbia. This acquisition continues their growth. In 2015, Select formed a... Read More »
Hospital M&A Dropped in Q4:15

Jefferson Expands Again

Aria Health, a not-for-profit hospital system serving the residents of northeast Philadelphia and lower Bucks County, reached a definitive agreement with Jefferson, the system created last year through the merger of Jefferson Health and Abington Health. That transaction, announced in January 2015 and finalized in May, created an organization with five hospitals, 1,751 inpatient beds, seven outpatient centers and 3,370 physicians. This transaction with Aria adds three hospitals in Frankford, Torresdale and Oxford Valley with 485 licensed beds. Aria also holds an option to develop property on a 41-acre farm in Lower Makefield, Pennsylvania. Under terms of the agreement, Aria will be... Read More »
Hospital M&A Dropped in Q4:15

Hospital M&A in 2016

Mergers and acquisitions in the hospital sector had a good year in 2015, with 101 deals currently on record. That’s virtually equal to last year’s 99 transactions, and close to the most recent high of 107 deals in 2012. These numbers change, of course, as some deals that reached the definitive agreement stage eventually fall apart in subsequent months, or even years. At least two such deals had to be removed from our 2015 numbers, when agreements unraveled. The Federal Trade Commission is looking hard at a few others, but those wheels turn slowly and the challenged parties are still moving forward with their transactions. Looking ahead to 2016, the transactional landscape... Read More »

Hospital M&A in 2015

It’s been a busy year for mergers and acquisitions in the Hospital sector, and it’s not over yet. Our preliminary figures show 101 transactions with a combined deal value of $8.7 billion. At least two announced transactions have been terminated, and there are still a few to track down, so those numbers will change. Of those 101 deals, 89 acquirers were other hospitals or health systems. One was a behavioral health company, Sovereign Health Group, which runs residential treatment centers for mental health and substance abuse patients through its affiliate, Ashland Properties LLC. Private equity firms made six acquisitions, and REITs made five. The largest of those REIT... Read More »

WellSpan Ups Its Behavioral Health Offerings

The Behavioral Health Care sector has seen plenty of mergers and acquisitions this year. Deal volume is currently up 38% (33 deals) compared with 2014’s full-year total of 24 transactions. With six deals announced in December, the sector will close out the year on a high note. One deal has been in the works almost all year, and will become effective on January 1, 2016. WellSpan Health, a five-hospital system based in York, Pennsylvania, and Philhaven, a mental and behavioral health agency of the Lancaster Conference of the Mennonite Church USA, finalized their affiliation plans on December 17. Philhaven provides services throughout Lancaster, Lebanon, Dauphin, and York counties. The... Read More »