The health care services segment had an active month with 53 announced transactions for a total of $6.4 billion in disclosed prices. The real activity, however, was in just two sectors: hospitals and long-term care, with 25 deals between them. The hospital market has...
Heaviest M&A Deal Volume In Months Greets The Election Just when we thought the health care M&A market was poised for a mini-recession, we had our own little October surprise with a flurry of announced transactions spread fairly evenly among the technology...
With Obama’s Re-election, Full Implementation Comes Next We decided to wait for the election results for the November issue because, if Mitt Romney had won, and with his pledge to repeal “ObamaCare,” no matter how insincere that may have been, the landscape for health...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Stephen M. Monroe, Editor 800-248-1668 203-846-6800 Fax: 203-846-8300 pressreleases@levinassociates.com NORWALK, CT – November 12, 2012 – Merger and acquisition activity in the Medical Device sector of the health-care industry has proceeded...
In one of the largest transactions of the month, Medtronic Inc. (NYSE: MDT) has agreed to purchase China Kanghui Holdings (NYSE: KH) for $30.75 per share, representing a 22% premium. China Kanghui makes orthopedic implants and associated instruments for trauma, spine...
The biotech sector didn’t report any major transactions. The largest deal was the sale of Complete Genomics (NASDAQ: GNOM) to China-based BGI-Shenzhen for approximately $117.6 million, or $3.15 per share. The price represents an 18% premium to the prior day close. ...