Cerner Corporation adds Kantar Health

Cerner Corporation adds Kantar Health

After no updates in the M&A market for more than five years, according to results in our Healthcare Deal Database, Cerner Corporation (NASDAQ: CERN) is back with a new deal. The digital health company announced it is acquiring Kantar Health for $375 million in cash from Kantar Group. Kantar Group is a portfolio company of Bain Capital. Kantar Health is a data analytics and real-world evidence and commercial research consultancy serving the life science industry. Cerner offers an integrated clinical and financial system to help manage day-to-day revenue functions, as well as a wide range of services to support clinical, financial and operational needs. Kantar Health’s proprietary... Read More »
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 »