HCA Keeps the Title for Average Price per Hospital Bed
After months of deliberations, for-profit HCA Healthcare (NYSE: HCA) signed a definitive agreement to acquire western North Carolina’s largest health system, not-for-profit Mission Health. The price, approximately $1.5 billion, includes substantially all of Mission Health’s assets. The proceeds of the sale combined with Mission Health’s remaining cash and investments–after all debts and obligations have been paid–will ultimately be transferred to the newly formed Dogwood Health Trust. Under the agreement, HCA will acquire Mission Hospital (763 beds) and CarePartners Rehabilitation Hospital (80 beds), both in Asheville; Mission Hospital McDowell (49 beds) in Marion; Angel... Read More »
LifePoint Health Goes Private with Apollo Global Management
More for-profit hospitals are landing in the hands of private equity firms. On July 23, LifePoint Health, Inc. (NASDAQ: LPNT) announced its acquisition by private equity firm Apollo Global Management (NYSE: APO) for $5.6 billion. It will be merged with Apollo’s portfolio company, RCCH HealthCare Partners. The deal takes LifePoint Health private, although the combined company will operate under the LifePoint Health name and will be led by LifePoint’s current chairman and CEO, William F. Carpenter III. The combined company will have 84 non-urban hospitals in 30 states, pro forma 2017 revenues of more than $8 billion, as well as 7,000 affiliated physicians, approximately 60,000... Read More »
Hospital M&A Held Steady in Q4:17
Despite a weak third quarter, the Hospital sector’s merger and acquisition activity stayed relatively consistent, with deal volume ranging between 20 and 23 deals per quarter. The fourth quarter of 2017 posted 21 transactions, accounting for 27% of the 78 announced in the prior 12 months. Deal volume was up 40% compared with the previous quarter, but 9% lower than the same quarter in 2016. Some of the activity has been fueled by divestitures by the publicly traded companies, Community Health Systems (NYSE: CYH), Quorum Health (NYSE: QHC), and Tenet Healthcare (NYSE: THC). All are trying to lower their debt load, and for Community Health and Tenet, activist shareholders are demanding more... Read More »
Stat of the Week: Hospital M&A up 40% in Q4:17
Hospital M&A activity accelerated in the fourth quarter of 2017. The number of hospital acquisitions rose to 21 in the fourth quarter, up 40% from the 15 publicly announced acquisitions in the third quarter of 2017. Compared with the same quarter in 2016, which posted 23 transactions, activity was down 9%. None of the transactions disclosed a purchase price in the third quarter of 2017. Four of the deals disclosed prices, for a combined total of $2.82 billion. None of the transactions in the third quarter disclosed a price, although the fourth quarter of 2016 posted a total of $2.31 billion. The largest deal in the quarter was UnitedHealth Group’s (NYSE: UNH) $2.8 billion acquisition... Read More »Schedule a demo
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