The Health Care M&A Monthly: McKesson Buys US Oncology–

Enlarges Cancer Drug Distribution Business Early in November, the media heralded the acquisition of US Oncology by McKesson Corporation (NYSE: MCK) as a sign that the economy was rebounding. After all, they reasoned, committing to pay $2.16 billion in the current...

The Health Care M&A Monthly: The Big Spenders Of 2010–

37 Buyers Spent $1.0 Billion Or More On Health Care M&A From years past, we have come to expect a lull in merger and acquisition activity from Thanksgiving through New Year’s Day. Instead of announcing new, large transactions, dealmakers typically use the holiday...

The SeniorCare Investor: M&A Market Beats 2009–

Number Of Deals And Dollar Volume Set To Top Last Year There always seems to be a year-end rush to close transactions, and 2010 will not be an exception.  Last year, the number of publicly announced seniors housing and care deals in the fourth quarter was double the...