Hillhouse Acquires CRO George Clinical

Hillhouse Acquires CRO George Clinical

George Clinical announced on December 9 that it has entered into a sale agreement with Hillhouse, a Beijing-based global investment firm with deep experience in partnering with and supporting healthcare businesses. The George Institute will hold a minority stake in George Clinical following the acquisition and will maintain a collaboration in applicable scientific areas such as in the Global Kidney Patients Trials Network. BofA Securities acted as lead financial advisor on the transaction and Lazard Australia acted as co-advisor. Herbert Smith Freehills LLP acted as legal advisor on the transaction. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. George Clinical is a global clinical... Read More »
Ochsner Health Acquires Diamondhead Urgent Care

Ochsner Health Acquires Diamondhead Urgent Care

Ochsner Health announced it has acquired Diamondhead Urgent Care, an urgent care center in Diamondhead, Mississippi, giving the hospital system a bigger footprint in Hancock County. The existing employees and physicians will continue to provide healthcare at this facility, while additional staff will be added as the patient load increases. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ochsner Health is an integrated healthcare system that has more than 34,000 employees and more than 4,500 employed and affiliated physicians in more than 90 medical specialties and subspecialties. It operates 40 hospitals and more than 300 health and urgent care centers across Louisiana, Mississippi and the Gulf... Read More »
Davis Acquires Woodbury, Minnesota MOB For $18 Million

Davis Acquires Woodbury, Minnesota MOB For $18 Million

Davis acquired Woodlake Medical Building, a two-story, 42,467-square-foot medical office building (MOB) in Woodbury, Minnesota, for $18 million, or approximately $424 per square foot. Bridgewater Bank provided the financing. Located on 4.73 acres, the property boasts an outpatient surgery center and recently upgraded, digitally controlled VAV and HVAC systems. Davis, founded in 1986, is a national healthcare real estate firm that offers expertise in healthcare real estate development, property management, brokerage, investment and consulting services to health systems, hospitals, individual medical groups, specialty practices and other healthcare organizations. The company has developed 35... Read More »
Pacific Coast Commercial Brokers Sale of La Mesa, California MOB

Pacific Coast Commercial Brokers Sale of La Mesa, California MOB

Pacific Coast Commercial has negotiated the sale of a medical office building (MOB) in La Mesa, California. Magnolia Mar Properties sold the asset to Family Health Care Centers of San Diego for $8.4 million.  According to the LevinPro HC database, this marks the 200th MOB acquisition of 2022 and the 18th announced in California year-to-date. The property features 25,916 square feet of medical office space. Current major tenants include County of San Diego and Penchecks. The price is $324 per square foot. Brian Crepeau and Ken Robak of Pacific Coast Commercial represented the seller, while Kelly Moriarty and Chris Ross of JLL represented the buyer in the deal. US Bank provided... Read More »
Hillhouse Acquires CRO George Clinical

​​Arlington Capital Partners’s Everest Clinical Research Acquires Brightech International

Everest Clinical Research, an Arlington Capital Partners portfolio company, announced on December 1 its acquisition of Brightech International. Brightech will continue to be led by Dr. Tai Xie, the company’s CEO and founder, and the existing management team. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2002, Brightech International is a contract research organization (CRO) that specializes in complex, value-add biostatistics, programming and clinical data management services. Like Everest, Brightech has built a reputation as a critical partner for some of the world’s largest pharmaceutical and biotech companies. In addition to its New Jersey headquarters, Brightech has an expanded... Read More »
Cushman & Wakefield Brokers Sale of Escondido, California MOB

Cushman & Wakefield Brokers Sale of Escondido, California MOB

Cushman & Wakefield brokered the sale of a 26,945-square-foot freestanding medical and office building in Escondido, California. The property sold for $8.1 million, approximately $301 per square foot. The buyer was The Elizabeth Hospice, which for more than 40 years has been providing medical care and grief support to patients and families dealing with the challenges associated with an advanced, life-limiting illness. The Elizabeth Hospice will initially occupy 80% of the building with plans to occupy the entire building as the existing tenants vacate. A team from Cushman & Wakefield represented the seller, a private local investor, in the transaction. According to the LevinPro HC... Read More »