The Health Care M&A Monthly: Christmas Comes Early as Johnson & Johnson Buys Device Maker Guidant for $25.4 Billion
Ending several weeks of speculation, Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) announced that it would buy medical device maker Guidant Corporation (NYSE: GDT) for $25.4 billion. Coming just 10 days before Christmas, this is the largest domestic health care deal of 2004, and...The Health Care M&A Monthly: Private Equity Firms Target Long-Term Acute Health Care Systems
Two notable deals were announced this month targeting companies that manage long-term acute care hospitals, or LTACs. In both cases, leveraged buyout firms initiated transactions to buy out operators of multiple LTACs. The rationale for each, however, is different,...The Health Care M&A Monthly: Health Care M&A Results for The Third Quarter of 2004
A total of 218 mergers and acquisitions were announced in 13 sectors of the health care industry during the third quarter of 2004. This figure represents just a 5% drop from the 230 deals announced in the previous quarter, Q2:04, and a 7% drop from the 234 deals in...The Health Care M&A Monthly: Deal Volume Remains Steady, But Dollar Amounts Drop
A total of 67 transactions were announced in the health care M&A market during the past four weeks, just two deals shy of last month’s total of 69. The nine sectors of the health care services segment accounted for 37 deals, or 55%, of the total while the four...The Health Care M&A Monthly: A Midsummer’s Hospital Market
After a drought in Hospital M&A activity during July, August recouped with a spurt of deals. In the past four weeks, eight transactions have been announced involving 47 acute-care facilities with a combined total of 8,205 beds. By comparison, during the first six...Schedule a demo
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