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eHealth M&A Still Strong Despite Slow February

eHealth M&A Still Strong Despite Slow February

Despite a slow February, eHealth M&A activity remained busy throughout the month. There were 16 deals publicly announced transactions, according to our Deal Search Online database, a slight drop from the 19 disclosed in January. That’s roughly 23% of all announced transactions so far in 2020. Spending was a little lighter, however, with dollar volume just north of $382 million, compared to $1.76 billion in January. The largest deal came from Germany, where CompuGroup Medical AG (XETRA: COP) acquired parts of Cerner Corporation’s (NASDAQ: CERN) IT Healthcare portfolio for $247.6 million. The portfolio includes medico and Soarian Integrated Care, a leading health information... Read More »
NaviHealth Deal Focuses on Seniors

NaviHealth Deal Focuses on Seniors

It’s been a few years, four to be exact, since NaviHealth announced an acquisition. The silence was broken in late February, when it acquired Innovative Healthcare Delivery (IHD). The deal is part of NaviHealth’s mission to extend non-clinical services into seniors homes. Financial terms were not disclosed. IHD, based in Henderson, Nevada, specializes in identifying and addressing social determinants of health to improve quality of life and clinical outcomes for patients. It delivers a high-touch, patient-centric and non-clinical approach that is paired with proprietary workflow and patient engagement technology to address barriers and improve efficiences to get the right care... Read More »
Health Care M&A Deals, February 28, 2020

Health Care M&A Deals, February 28, 2020

The Health Care M&A deals chart is a selection of transactions announced during the prior week(s). The M&A transactions presented here are from our Deal Search Online database, which is updated daily to provide our subscribers with the most up-to-date information and trends in the healthcare industry. To subscribe to our Health Care M&A deals chart and more, visit our membership site. HealthCareMandA.com is devoted to healthcare merger and acquisition data for the serious analyst and investor. Every day, this service alerts you to developments in all the key segments of the health care service and technology markets. Biotechnology     Acquirer Target... Read More »

Citadel Group Goes International

The Citadel Group Limited (ASX: CGL), an Australia-based business services company, announced this month it was acquiring Wellbeing Software for roughly $134 million, or 6.2x the group’s 2019 revenue of $21.6 million. Elysian Capital is selling the eHealth firm, which provides radiology and maternity software that manage patient workflow and data, as well as electronic health record management and data management solutions. The company’s platform, which includes Healthcare Software Systems, Euroking and Apollo Medical Systems, is used by more than 80% of NHS organizations. This merger will support Wellbeing Software’s international market expansion and compliment... Read More »
PE Firm Activity 2019 Results

PE Firm Activity 2019 Results

Bain & Company’s recent Global Private Equity Report 2020 highlighted some slowdowns in investments across the board, writing that global buyouts from private equity (PE) firms dropped to 13% of M&A deal value in 2019, compared with 15% in the previous two years. A survey cited in the report stated that 57% of PE fund general partners interviewed think the economy has reached a cyclical peak, while 14% think it has already entered a recession. However, in the healthcare services industry, PE firms and their portfolio companies are more bullish, confident against signs of a recession and chatter about “Medicare for All” in the Democratic presidential primaries. * =... Read More »
Cimarron Healthcare Enters Behavioral Health Space

Cimarron Healthcare Enters Behavioral Health Space

Two private equity firms exited an investment and one dove into it. The target, Ascent Behavioral Health, is a portfolio company of Monroe Capital and Veronis Suhler Stevenson. The Salt Lake City-based company provides wilderness therapy, residential treatment and therapeutic boarding school programs for adolescents with mental health issues such as depression, anxiety and attachment disorders. Financial terms were not disclosed. The buyer, Cimarron Healthcare Capital, which is also based in Salt Lake City, focuses on investments in the lower middle market. Its portfolio consists of AMPS (Advanced Medical Pricing Solutions), a healthcare cost management firm; Linen King, which provides... Read More »
Welltower Unloads Seniors Housing Portfolio

Welltower Unloads Seniors Housing Portfolio

Welltower Inc. (NYSE: WELL) announced the largest deal so far in the month of February, by price, at least. It’s been a slow month for healthcare mergers and acquisitions, so the selling price of $740 million is leading the pack. The portfolio consists of assisted living communities located in California, Nevada and Washington. They were primarily assisted living communities that were 97% occupied, on average. The buyer wasn’t disclosed. It wasn’t the only divestiture by Welltower this month. The company also sold three skilled nursing facilities for $67 million. The SNFs have a combined total of 429 operational beds, for an average of $156,177 per bed. The average age of... Read More »
Health Care M&A Deals, February 28, 2020

Health Care M&A Deals, Week Ending February 21, 2020

The Health Care M&A Weekly chart is a selection of transactions announced during the prior week(s). The deals presented here are from our Deal Search Online database, which is updated every business day. Visit www.dealsearchonline.com to see how Deal Search Online can help you stay up-to-date on the healthcare market overall, or in a particular sector of interest to your firm. Behavioral Health Care     Acquirer Target Price Cimarron Healthcare Capital Ascent Behavioral Health N/A Biotechnology     Acquirer Target Price GlaxoSmithKline plc Rights to two TCR-T programs $48,632,850 eHealth     Acquirer Target Price The Citadel Group... Read More »
Health Care M&A Deals, February 28, 2020

Health Care M&A Deals, Week Ending February 14, 2020

The Health Care M&A Weekly chart is a selection of transactions announced during the prior week(s). The deals presented here are from our Deal Search Online database, which is updated every business day. Visit www.dealsearchonline.com to see how Deal Search Online can help you stay up-to-date on the healthcare market overall, or in a particular sector of interest to your firm. Biotechnology Acquirer Target Price Genprex, Inc. License to diabetes gene therapy N/A Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Icagen’s North Carolina operations $15,000,000 eHealth Acquirer Target Price Intuitive Surgical Orpheus Medical N/A Laboratories, MRI and Dialysis Acquirer Target Price P4... Read More »
Orthofix Medical Adds the Fitbone Limb Lengthening System

Orthofix Medical Adds the Fitbone Limb Lengthening System

Orthofix Medical Inc. (NASDAQ: OFIX), a global medical device company focused on musculoskeletal healing products, extended its product line with a deal for the Fitbone limb lengthening system. Privately held Wittenstein SE, based in Igersheim, Germany, will get $18 million in cash and a manufacturing supply contract. The Fitbone intramedullary lengthening system is designed to lengthen femur and tibia bones. More than 3,500 cases in 15 countries have been performed with the technology. This transaction brings other potential applications of the technology, which are in preliminary development, including the Fitspine system for early onset scoliosis. Texas-based Orthofix, formerly known as... Read More »