Mergers & Acquisitions

The healthcare industry sees a lot of consolidation between both vendors and healthcare providers this channel tracks mergers and acquisitions between large healthcare systems, community hospitals, private practices, vendors and private equity investors. Health systems have been growing in size substantially in the past decade with mergers with smaller healthcare systems and hospitals. This is largely due to the need to be more efficient amid lower reimbursements and rising costs by building an economy of scale in a larger health system. On the vendor side, mergers have become a common way to reduce research and development costs by purchasing intellectual rights for new technologies, or to purchased companies with new technologies that already have regulatory market clearance. 

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Ochsner Health finalizes merger with Rush

Ochsner gains seven hospitals under the deal, and the combined entity will be called Ochsner Rush Health.

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UnitedHealth’s battle over $13B merger begins

The trial to decide if UnitedHealth Group will be allowed to pursue its $13 billion acquisition with Change Healthcare is underway.

Silicon Valley POCUS supplier buys Canadian AI ultrasound simplifier

Point-of-care ultrasound innovator Exo has acquired Medo AI of Edmonton, Alberta, with plans to soon make ultrasound imaging “as easy as snapping a photo on a smartphone.”

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Amazon’s $4B takeover of One Medical is already under fire

Within hours of Amazon announcing its intention to acquire healthcare provider One Medical for $3.9 billion in cash, lawmakers took aim at the retail giant to pursue blocking the deal.

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Amazon to acquire One Medical for $3.9B

Amazon is taking another big step into the healthcare space, announcing its plans to acquire technology-forward primary care organization One Medical for a whopping $3.9 billion.

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Healthcare deals stall in second quarter of 2022

Healthcare deals stalled during the second quarter of 2022, but the baker’s dozen transactions recorded during the three-month period were offset by a high percentage of mega deals.

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GE will keep its brand in spin-off moves

GE HealthCare will be the name of the company’s healthcare business, while its energy portfolio will go under the moniker GE Vernova, and its aviation business will be dubbed GE Aerospace.

Canon grows footprint with acquisition of regional distributor

A longtime distributor and servicer of Canon medical imaging equipment is being acquired by Canon Medical Systems USA.