Mergers & Acquisitions

The healthcare industry sees a lot of consolidation between both vendors and healthcare providers this channel tracks mergers and acquisitions between large healthcare systems, community hospitals, private practices, vendors and private equity investors. Health systems have been growing in size substantially in the past decade with mergers with smaller healthcare systems and hospitals. This is largely due to the need to be more efficient amid lower reimbursements and rising costs by building an economy of scale in a larger health system. On the vendor side, mergers have become a common way to reduce research and development costs by purchasing intellectual rights for new technologies, or to purchased companies with new technologies that already have regulatory market clearance. 

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Healthcare systems vs. private equity: If you can’t beat them, join them?

Physician groups mulling buyout offers from private equity firms often simultaneously entertain alignment opportunities with healthcare systems, including not-for-profits. For this reason, hospitals do well to stay competitive for finite clinical talent.

September 13, 2023
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Private equity firm to acquire EHR vendor for up to $1.6B

Thoma Bravo has reached an agreement to acquire NextGen Healthcare for $23.95 per share in cash.

September 11, 2023

Report: Private equity firm close to acquiring prominent EHR vendor

According to sources close to the situation, the deal could be final in a matter of days. 

September 5, 2023
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Zevra inks deal worth up to $91M to strengthen rare disease portfolio

Zevra Therapeutics has agreed to acquire Acer Therapeutics, taking over the commercialization of two of the company's key offerings. 

August 31, 2023
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Centene to offload UK hospital system for $1.2B

The company reached a definitive agreement to sell Circle Health to the largest health system in the Middle East.

August 28, 2023

Novo Nordisk close to acquiring French medical device company for $165M

The two companies first started collaborating on diabetes technology in 2021. The acquisition is not yet final, but Novo Nordisk now holds the exclusive negotiation rights.

June 5, 2023
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Medtronic acquires insulin patch manufacturer for $738M

The deal represents a significant step forward for Medtronic's diabetes portfolio.

May 25, 2023
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Kaiser Permanente acquiring Geisinger, launching new nonprofit

The new entity, Risant Health, will continue growing through acquisitions and the connection of like-minded health systems.

April 27, 2023
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