• Universal Health Services Buys Talkspace for $835 Million

    Universal Health Services (UHS) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Talkspace, Inc. for $5.25 per share. The enterprise value for the transaction is approximately $835 million, which UHS intends to finance with borrowings pursuant to its existing revolving credit facility. Talkspace is a telebehavioral healthcare company. Its... Read More »
  • Agilent to Acquire Biocare Medical

    Agilent Technologies announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Biocare Medical from an investor group led by Excellere Partners and GHO Capital Partners LLP. The all-cash transaction is valued at $950 million. Biocare Medical is a leading provider of immunohistochemistry (IHC) instrumentation, as well as a full range of... Read More »
  • Integration Health Buys Perfusion Life

    Integration Health is deepening its perfusion staffing capabilities with the acquisition of Perfusion Life in Raleigh, North Carolina. Perfusion Life is a perfusion staffing network connecting hospitals with credentialed perfusionists across the United States and Canada. Perfusion Life has cultivated a network of more than 1,300 credentialed... Read More »
  • CBRE Advises on Sale of Elk Grove Village Medical Campus

    CBRE has facilitated the sale of the Elk Grove Village Medical Campus, according to a March 4 press release. The property was sold to Casa Avore, a private capital group specializing in healthcare real estate. Elk Grove Village Medical Campus is a 52,126-square-foot campus with four medical outpatient buildings (MOBs) located in Elk Grove... Read More »
  • Health Recovery Solutions Acquires Remote Patient Monitoring Company Rimidi

    Health Recovery Solutions (HRS) announced on March 4 its acquisition of Atlanta, Georgia-based Rimidi. Rimidi is a chronic disease management and remote monitoring company with deep roots in diabetes and cardiometabolic management. The company supports healthcare providers with electronic health record-integrated software, services and connected... Read More »
Talkspace Goes Public in Another Reverse Merger

Talkspace Goes Public in Another Reverse Merger

In 2020, reverse mergers with special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) popped up on a weekly basis, and it seems like that trend is spilling over into 2021. This week, Talkspace, a tele-behavioral healthcare company, announced it is going public after it merges with Hudson Executive Investment Corp. (NASDAQ: HEC), a SPAC formed by Hudson Executive Capital LP (HEC), Douglas L. Braunstein and Douglas G. Bergeron. Mr. Braunstein is the founder and co-managing partner of HEC and the former CFO and Vice Chairman of JP Morgan. Mr. Bergeron is a co-managing partner of HEC and the former Chairman and CEO of VeriFone, Inc. The deal is valued at an initial enterprise value of $1.4 billion, plus... Read More »
UpHealth, Cloudbreak Health Merge With SPAC in $1.35B Deal

UpHealth, Cloudbreak Health Merge With SPAC in $1.35B Deal

UpHealth Holdings, Inc. and Cloudbreak Health, LLC are merging to create a digital health powerhouse. GigCapital2 Inc. (NYSE: GIX), a special purpose acquisition corporation (SPAC), is the buyer behind the acquisition and will be combining the two companies. UpHealth is one of the largest national and international digital healthcare providers, and Cloudbreak Health is a leading telemedicine and video medical interpretation solutions provider. Cloudbreak offers telehealth solutions covering telepsychiatry, telestroke, tele-quarantine and remote patient monitoring. The combined company will have a combined pro forma enterprise value of $1.35 billion.  GigCapital2 will merge... Read More »
Butterfly Network Undergoes Reverse Merger

Butterfly Network Undergoes Reverse Merger

Another week, another reverse merger. Private companies going public through a special purpose acquisition company (SPAC) seem to be a dime a dozen in 2020. Primary Care operator Cano Health, LLC announced it was going public last week in a deal valued at $4.4 billion, and Clover Health struck a $3.7 billion reverse merger with Social Capital Hedosophia Holdings Corp. III (NYSE: IPOC). This time, the SPAC is Longview Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: LGVW), which is sponsored by Glenview Capital Management, LLC. The company going public is Butterfly Network, Inc., which created the world’s first handheld, single-probe whole-body ultrasound system, Butterfly iQ, to make ultrasound technology more... Read More »
Talkspace Goes Public in Another Reverse Merger

Cano Health Goes Public in Reverse Merger

Cano Health, LLC has been an active buyer in the healthcare space for the past few years, reporting a couple of deals in 2020 alone. Now the primary care operator is going public in a new reverse merger with Jaws Acquisition Corp. (NYSE: JWS), a special purpose acquisition company. The deal is valued at $4.4 billion. Cano Health is expected to generate $1.45 billion in revenues in 2021.  The company operates primary care centers and supports affiliated medical practices in Florida, Texas, Nevada and Puerto Rico that specialize in value-based care for seniors. As part of its care coordination strategy, Cano Health provides high-touch population health management programs such as wellness... Read More »
Butterfly Network Undergoes Reverse Merger

Clover Health Goes Public

Clover Health Investments, Corp. is going public in a new reverse merger. Founded in 2013, Clover Health provides affordable Medicare Advantage plans to more than 57,000 members in seven states. The company also offers the Clover Assistant platform, which aggregates relevant health data points, including claims, medical charts and diagnostics, and uses machine learning to synthesize that data with member-specific information. This provides physicians with actionable and personalized insights at the point of care, offering suggestions for medications and dosages as well as the need for tests or referrals, among others, to ultimately improve health outcomes. Clover Health is merging with... Read More »