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Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Broadens Foothold with Acquisition of West Chester Pediatrics
Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center announced on August 11 that it will acquire West Chester Pediatrics for an undisclosed amount. The acquisition will take effect on October 24, 2022. Founded in 1992, West Chester Pediatrics has one location in West Chester, Ohio, a suburb of Cincinnati. It provides a variety of pediatric services from vaccines to regular checkups. Through its two physicians, it serves more than 2,000 patients. Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, a nonprofit academic medical center established in 1883, is one of the oldest pediatric hospitals in the U.S. With more than 650 inpatient pediatric beds, it has 26 locations that serve the Cincinnati... Read More »
Boston Scientific Acquires Obsidio
Massachusetts-based Boston Scientific Corporation announced on Aug. 15 its acquisition of Obsidio, Inc., a medical device company headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina, for an undisclosed price. The transaction is expected to be immaterial to Boston Scientific’s GAAP and adjusted earnings per share in 2022. Founded in 2019, Obsidio, Inc. is pioneering an injectable solid biomaterial platform technology with broad applications in interventional radiology and interventional oncology. The company’s first product, Gel Embolic Material (GEM), is used for embolization of blood vessels in the peripheral vasculature. Boston Scientific develops and manufactures minimally invasive... Read More »
Montecito Medical Acquires Florida-based Medical Office Building
On August 3, Montecito Medical Real Estate announced it acquired a medical office building (MOB) in Lithia, Florida for an undisclosed price. According to the LevinPro HC database, this marks the 22nd MOB transaction of Q2:22 and the 119th MOB deal of the year. Montecito Medical Real Estate specializes in healthcare-related real estate acquisitions and funding. Since 2006, it has completed transactions across the U.S. involving more than $5 billion in medical real estate. The 37,000-square-foot building, which opened in 2021, is fully occupied under a long-term lease by Orthopaedic Medical Group of Tampa Bay. This acquisition expands Montecito’s footprint in the Tampa-St. Petersburg area.... Read More »
Marpai Health Purchases Chicago-Based Managed Care Organization
Marpai Health, Inc. announced its acquisition of Maestro Health, a Chicago-based health & benefits company on August 4. This marks Marpai’s second acquisition since the start of 2021 and the first of 2022. The purchase price was $22.1 million. Founded in 2013, Maestro Health offers a platform that serves employers, employees, brokers and carriers. It serves more than 25,000 people and has more than 80 customers in more than 40 states with a 93% client retention rate. The company previously received growth capital financing from lead investor Oak HC/FT and SV Health Investors. Marpai Health uses artificial intelligence, and its platform Marpai Labs, to help reduce healthcare costs for... Read More »
BrightView Health Acquires Column Health in 2nd Acquisition of 2022
BrightView Health, a Cincinnati-based outpatient addiction treatment provider, has acquired Arlington, Massachusetts-based Column Health, which operates a network of 12 community-based outpatient mental health and addiction clinics throughout Massachusetts and Connecticut. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2016, Column Health provides mental health and substance use disorder treatment-related services, including medication-assisted treatment, psychotherapy, integrated lab testing, detoxification and medication management. It serves more than 4,000 patients in New England. Founded in 2014, BrightView Health operates 64 locations in Ohio, Delaware, Kentucky, Virginia, North... Read More »
PE-Backed Revecore Acquires 2 RCM Firms
Revecore, a provider of revenue integrity and claims solutions for health systems, announced on Aug. 3 its acquisition of two specialized revenue cycle management (RCM) firms. They include Kemberton, based in Franklin, Tennessee, and Cura Revenue Cycle Management (CRCM), based in Tampa, which were acquired for undisclosed prices. Dave Wojczynski, CEO of Revecore, will lead the newly combined entity. Founded in 2008, Kemberton is a specialized RCM firm that improves complex claims reimbursement. The company serves more than 400 hospitals and processes more than 1 million claims per year. CRCM is a specialized provider of software-enabled underpayment identification and recovery services to... Read More »
H.I.G. Capital Completes Acquisition of Barton & Associates
H.I.G. Capital, a global private equity and alternative assets investment firm based in Boston, completed its acquisition of Barton & Associates Inc. on Aug. 1. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. UBS Investment Bank and BofA Securities acted as financial advisors and McDermott Will & Emery LLP acted as legal counsel to H.I.G. JP Morgan Securities LLC acted as exclusive financial advisor and WilmerHale LLP served as legal counsel to Barton. Barton & Associates Inc. is a healthcare staffing company specializing in travel nursing, allied health care and government-related physician staffing markets. Headquartered in Peabody, Massachusetts, Barton offers staffing services on a... Read More »
3M Spins Off Health Care Business
On July 26, 3M (NYSE: MMM) announced its plans to spin-off its Health Care business, which would create two public companies that are well positioned to pursue their respective priorities. The transaction is expected to close by the end of 2023. Health Care is anticipated to be spun off with net leverage of around 3.0x – 3.5x EBITDA. New 3M expected to retain a stake of 19.9% in Health Care. The New 3M, with $26.8 billion in sales in 2021, will remain a global material science innovator serving customers across a range of industrial and consumer end markets. Health Care, with $8.6 billion in sales in 2021, will focus on wound care, healthcare IT, oral care and biopharma filtration.... Read More »
