The Anatomy of a Deal: Taking The Bid Higher…And Higher After the slow start during the first six months of the year, the acquisition market has certainly taken on a life of its own in recent months. Perhaps it all began with the bid for Mariner Health Care...
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,...
For Sale: The Market Revs Up, With More Buyers Willing To Pay Top Dollar We ended the third quarter with two aggressively priced assisted living deals involving multi-facility portfolios, with the pricing based on very specific reasons for the buyers involved....
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...
In a development that has been anticipated all year, the owners of two sizable assisted living companies decided the time was right to sell their companies to larger entities and let the new owners grow them further. At this time last year we said that there were many...
A year ago, it was apparent that the senior care investment market had hit bottom and was on the way back up. Skilled nursing per-bed prices were at their lowest levels in 10 years, but new investors were taking a look at a sector that seemed poised to finally rebound...