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...
After the first quarter senior care merger and acquisition results were in, we wondered out loud, “Where’s the beef?” In the full year 2003, the deal volume outpaced 2002’s lackluster year by almost 50%, and we were hoping that this renewed investor interest would...
Based on preliminary results, 230 mergers and acquisitions were announced in the 13 sectors of the health care industry during the second quarter of 2004. This activity represents an 11% gain over the 207 deals announced in the previous quarter, and is level with the...
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While the stock market has generally trounced most sectors of the health care industry in recent months, the Hospital sector has seen something of a rebirth and begun to regain its financial legs. Some of its new-found financial strength has naturally been reflected...
Where were the investors during the first 28 days of June? Can’t anybody read anymore? Although it came as no surprise to us when Mariner Health Care (OTCBB: MHCA) announced on June 29 that they signed a merger agreement for $30 per share, investors acted as if they...