The SeniorCare Investor: Deal Market Strengthening–

First Half of 2010 Outpacing 2009 Acquisition Volume   After hitting a transaction volume peak in 2006 and 2007 with $22.6 billion and $16.6 billion, respectively, of publicly announced acquisitions in the seniors housing and care market, the volume of deals quickly...

The SeniorCare Investor: Second Quarter Census Preview–

Some Clues As to What Is Happening In Seniors Housing  Only a few companies have reported their second quarter earnings results, and in one case we get a partial story on a company’s operating performance.  But NIC MAP has come out with its preliminary numbers on...

The Health Care M&A Monthly: Sanofi Courts Genzyme–

Opens Negotiations With $18.3 Billion Bid In what appears to be the industry’s worst-kept secret, Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE: SNY) has approached biotech giant Genzyme Corp. (NASDAQ: GENZ) with a takeover offer. Why it would do so, however, is no secret. Several of Sanofi’s...

The SeniorCare Investor: SNF Business At A Crossroads–

Lawsuits, Verdicts, Reimbursement: Bracing For The Future  Very few people remember what  happened a little more than  seven years ago, but in early 2003, an unknown entity (at least to the senior care world) stepped in at the last minute and snatched the remaining...