UCB Acquires Candid Therapeutics 

UCB has announced that it entered into an agreement to acquire Candid Therapeutics. Under the terms of the agreement, UCB will pay $2 billion upfront payments and up to $200 million in potential future milestone payments.  In March, it was reported that Candid was to...

Carlyle Acquires Knack RCM and EqualizeRCM 

On May 4, Carlyle announced the acquisition of Knack RCM and EqualizeRCM.  Headquartered in Austin, Texas, EqualizeRCM is a leading provider of revenue cycle management (RCM) services to physicians, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, labs and other healthcare...

UMass Memorial Adds Hopedale Cardiology to Its Network

UMass Chan Medical School, a public medical school affiliated with UMass Memorial Health, announced this week that it had added Hopedale Cardiology to its network. Hopedale Cardiology is based in Upton, Massachusetts, and delivers a range of cardiology services,...

Ensign Makes a Splash in Texas

The Ensign Group closed out April with a bang, announcing the acquisition of the real estate and operations of 17 skilled nursing facilities spread across Texas, plus the real estate of two seniors housing communities in Wisconsin.  The Texas portfolio is...