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DenTek Bought by Prestige Brands

by | Nov 27, 2015 8:08 am | Other Services

DenTek Oral Care, Inc., a privately held maker of oral care products, is now part of Prestige Brands Holdings (NYSE: PBH). Prestige paid $225 million for DenTek’s product line of floss picks, interdental brush cleaners, dental guards, disposable dental picks, braces care and dental repair products. The acquisition expands Prestige’s portfolio of OTC brands, adding specialty oral care products marketed in the United States, Australia and Europe. Read More »

Pharma Automation Company Gets $275 Million

by | Nov 2, 2015 8:59 am | Other Services, Private Equity

Omnicell, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMCL), which provides automation and business analytics solutions for medication and supply management, paid $275 million for Aesynt, a portfolio company of Francisco Partners. Aesynt, which Francisco only acquired in 2013, brings distinct capacities in dispensing systems, central pharmacy robotics, IV robotics and analytics. Aesynt’s robust medication management tools will complement Omnicell’s product portfolio and international footprint. Read More »

Q3:15 Health Care Dollars, vs. Q2:15

by | Nov 2, 2015 8:57 am | Behavioral Health Care, Biotechnology, eHealth, Home Health & Hospice, Hospitals, Laboratories, MRI & Dialysis, Long-Term Care, Managed Care, Medical Devices, Other Services, Pharmaceuticals, Physician Medical Groups, Rehabilitation

Last week we gave you the breakdown on how the third quarter of 2015 compared with the second quarter and the same quarter a year ago. Here’s how the dollars broke out, versus those quarters. SectorQ3:15Q2:15ChangeQ3:14Change Services Behavioral Health Care$550,000$190,700188%$335,00064% Home Health & Hospice$241,854$0n/a$410,000-41% Hospitals$2,069,865 $2,059,9000.5%$969,800113% Labs, MRI & Dialysis$826,600$1,507,650-45%$324,000155% Long-Term Care$4,175,656$4,141,9300.8%$9,686,200-57% Managed Care$98,000,000$147,00066566%$0n/a Physician Medical Groups$1,600,000$500,000220%$0n/a Rehabilitation $4,300$734,800-99%$163,450-97% Other Services$1,396,474$16,211,644-91%$1,026,40036%... Read More »

Q3:15 Health Care Deal Volume

by | Oct 26, 2015 9:15 am | Behavioral Health Care, Biotechnology, eHealth, Home Health & Hospice, Hospitals, Laboratories, MRI & Dialysis, Long-Term Care, Managed Care, Medical Devices, Other Services, Pharmaceuticals, Physician Medical Groups, Rehabilitation

We’re just about to publish our third quarter results this week, but wanted to give you a sneak preview of how the third quarter stacks up against Q2:15 and the same quarter a year ago. Here’s the chart. SectorQ3:15 DealsQ2:15 DealsChangeQ3:14 DealsChange Services Behavioral Health Care10667%4150% Home Health & Hospice9650%15-40% Hospitals332438%1974% Labs, MRI & Dialysis16157%8100% Long-Term Care906538%856% Managed Care12850%5140% Physician Medical Groups1522-32%147% Rehabilitation7617%540% Other Services464015%3628% Services subtotal23819224%19125% Technology Biotechnology413421%27%52% eHealth3334-3%34-3% Medical Devices31297%2619% Pharmaceuticals423811%67-37%... Read More »

PharMerica Expands Its Footprint

by | Oct 26, 2015 8:58 am | Other Services

The institutional pharmacy services company PharMerica Corporation (NYSE: PMC) moved into western New York with its acquisition of McGuire Group Pharmacy, a subsidiary of McGuire Group in Cheektowaga, New York (a suburb of Buffalo). McGuire Group operates skilled nursing facilities in western New York, Long Island and Michigan, and is selling its pharmacy division, which provides comprehensive pharmacy services to long-term care facilities and other customers in the Buffalo-Niagara Falls metropolitan area. Read More »

Q3:15 Health Care M&A, by Spending

by | Oct 19, 2015 8:56 am | Behavioral Health Care, Biotechnology, eHealth, Home Health & Hospice, Hospitals, Laboratories, MRI & Dialysis, Long-Term Care, Managed Care, Medical Devices, Other Services, Pharmaceuticals, Physician Medical Groups, Rehabilitation

Last week we shared our data on health care M&A by sector in the third quarter of 2015. Here’s a look at the same sectors, by share of the dollars spent. If you’ve been following health care M&A at all, you won’t be surprised that the Managed Care sector (health insurers) accounts for about 50% of the $198 billion spent. That total, by the way, is also a new quarterly record. Look for The Health Care M&A Report, Third Quarter, for more in-depth analysis by sector. Read More »