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Aug 02 2010

next.gov

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In the latest case of foreigners invading the American homeland to make a buck, a Paris-based IT company seeking to enter the U.S. health IT market has bought Pulse Systems, a maker of electronic health records based in Wichita, Kansas

Jul 31 2010

2010 Potpourri XXVII

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A lot of great items in this week's potpourri, covering the acquisition of HealthGrades, what encourages men to get screenings, potential cheating on pay-for-performance schemes, the problems of a multi-payer…

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Jul 29 2010

BusinessWire

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Evolution Benefits, Inc. announced today that it has been acquired by Genstar Capital, LLC, a private equity firm based in San Francisco. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Jul 28 2010

MarketWatch

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Vestar Capital Partners and Health Grades, Inc. signed a definitive agreement for an affiliate of Vestar to acquire all of the outstanding shares of HealthGrades for $8.20 per share, which represents a premium of approximately 32% over HealthGrades’ 30-day average closing stock price

Jul 28 2010

Bloomberg

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UnitedHealth Group Inc. is nearing an agreement to buy Executive Health Resources Inc., a medical services firm backed by Abry Partners LLC, for about $1.5 billion

Jul 26 2010

Bloomberg

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Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s private-equity unit are in talks to buy medical supply distribution company Harrington Holdings Inc. for about $850 million including deb

Jul 22 2010

Healthcare IT News

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Ingenix has agreed to acquire Picis Inc., a Wakefield, Mass.-based provider of healthcare software for high-acuity areas of the hospital

Jul 22 2010

HealthLeaders Media

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While there is still room for growth in the U.S. health insurance industry, international markets may play a large role in the expansion strategies of some of the largest companies in the near future.

Jul 22 2010

Wall Street Journal

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It’s no secret that consumer health care is hot, but Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC’s proposed £2.5 billion offer for SSL International PLC has just slapped a massive 18.6x Ebitda multiple on the sector

Jul 20 2010

Wall Street Journal

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In what may signal an important shift, some chief executives say they are ready to start spending the mountains of cash they have stockpiled over the past year

Jul 20 2010

Epoch Times

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Most companies no longer grow organically—that is, through innovation, research, and development—but increasingly are acquiring competitors or up-and-coming firms with new products or access to new markets

Jul 20 2010

Washington Post

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The Carlyle Group continued its flurry of dealmaking with two globe-spanning, health-related investments Monday, one in Australia and the second in Brazil

Jul 19 2010

Reuters

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Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co was trumped by a higher-than-expected offer by TPG and Carlyle following last-minute negotiations at the weekend with Healthscope

Jul 17 2010

2010 Potpourri XXV

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Another week, another potpourri, this time with items on workers' compensation drug spending, benefit consulting firm mergers, hospital readmissions, geographic variation in spending and use of mobile vans to deliver…

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Jul 12 2010

Market Watch

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Aon Corp., the world’s largest insurance broker, agreed to buy Hewitt Associates for $4.9 billion, a move intended to expand further into the human-resources consulting business and step up competition with main rival Marsh & McLennan Cos.