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Another public CRO bites the dust, as Parexel agrees to be acquired by a PE firm for around $5 billion.
http://www.fiercebiotech.com/cro/parexel-to-go-private-5b-pamplona-capital-buyout-deal?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTURRek56SmpOMk0zTm1aaSIsInQiOiJCWjJrUXlQSUJLTEtwSzI4QVNjOEI2aTQrNFBwdEVmNU9WQ0lQdTRYd0lDSUcyRkpSNzg5NDA1eVZ3TXZnaDhqNnFrXC9LeVZQWXEwWlFuTHhMXC9BWGhsQ2Q5RE9uOWs5YjNBSVwvcHEwdEU3d3dFRVYrb1BBRzU3ZWR6bkMrWDJUMiJ9&mrkid=635530&utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal
Struggling telemedicine firm Teladoc is spending $440 million to acquire BestDoctors, which rates and connects patients to physician resources.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/brucejapsen/2017/06/19/teladoc-to-spend-440m-on-telehealth-consultation-firm-best-doctors/#1fb9a5687b7d
EHR and practice management vendor athenahealth is acquiring Praxify Technologies for $63 million. Praxify helps doctors with workflow and care management software.
http://medcitynews.com/2017/06/athenahealth-praxify-technologies/?_hsenc=p2ANqtz-9VW9ePbT9we4uuYFqRiqwNYfPZ-Rj26WhqCDpews9nZT-lEpZ83-T3LxpAamwT8789eH6by77QLDJBBD1QNRve5zAHye6tiC_eIXaTo8rGQeySSiU&_hsmi=52961103&rf=1
PE firm GTCR is buying GreatCall, a provider of emergency call and other communication services for the health needs of seniors.
https://www.pehub.com/2017/06/gtcr-to-buy-greatcall/
Mitchell International, which offers cost management services to workers' compensation funds and employers, has acquired UniMed Direct, which sells physician peer-review services.
http://www.businessinsurance.com/article/20170606/NEWS08/912313793/Claims-manager-Mitchell-International-buys-managed-care-software-UniMed?utm_campaign=BI20170607WorkersComp&utm_medium=email&utm_source=ActiveCampaign
Siemens is buying Medicalis to add to its population health tools for hospitals and health systems.
http://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/siemens-healthineers-buys-medicalis-bolster-population-health-portfolio
Health IT vendor Mediware is buying Kinnser Software which offers systems for home health and hospice providers.
https://www.pehub.com/2017/05/pe-backed-mediware-acquires-kinnser-software/
Health care cost containment vendor Advanced Medical Pricing Solutions has been recapped by a PE firm.
http://www.fiercebiotech.com/cro/inc-research-and-inventiv-health-merge-another-major-cro-deal?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=635530&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWlRSa1ltVmhORFF4TmpNeiIsInQiOiJJUkZYWU9cL1wvSmRNeW54V0dGOURlTE11RFFDYWo4bkgwcml0UyswZm1MVGVyN1wvSVVYUkg0cTdtMWtiT2dnUWZmcXF0V2dDSFRoR1BTOE1HU2E4YTc0dkx2b0tPZythT3ZYaFlyS3FER01DdUoxZ1wvTUVhNkVzbkh5Q01kaitNVVYifQ%3D%3D
In another large contract research organization merger, INC Research and InVentiv Health will merge, with the combined company worth over $7.4 million.
http://www.fiercebiotech.com/cro/inc-research-and-inventiv-health-merge-another-major-cro-deal?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mrkid=635530&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWlRSa1ltVmhORFF4TmpNeiIsInQiOiJJUkZYWU9cL1wvSmRNeW54V0dGOURlTE11RFFDYWo4bkgwcml0UyswZm1MVGVyN1wvSVVYUkg0cTdtMWtiT2dnUWZmcXF0V2dDSFRoR1BTOE1HU2E4YTc0dkx2b0tPZythT3ZYaFlyS3FER01DdUoxZ1wvTUVhNkVzbkh5Q01kaitNVVYifQ%3D%3D
Surgery Partners is acquiring National Surgical Partners for $760 million, resulting in a combined 125 surgical centers.
https://www.pehub.com/2017/05/3452176/
Express Scripts is buying myMatrixx, a workers' comp PBM.
http://www.mymatrixx.com/mm_news/express-scripts-mymatrixx-combine-offer-best-class-pharmacy-services-workers-compensation-programs/
Large for-profit hospital vendor Steward Health Care gets larger, agreeing to acquire IASIS Healthcare's 18 hospitals.
http://www.beckershospitalreview.com/hospital-transactions-and-valuation/steward-health-care-to-acquire-iasis-healthcare.html
A large PE firm is buying employee health and other benefits brokerage OneDigital Health and Benefits.
https://www.pehub.com/2017/05/new-mountain-buys/
Medical Solutions, a health care staffing firm, is being sold from one private equity firm to another for around $500 million.
https://www.pehub.com/2017/05/tpg-growth-to-acquire-medical-staffing-firm-medical-solutions-reuters/
Health care learning and education vendor Relias Learning has acquired behavioral health analytics company Care Management Technologies.
https://www.reliaslearning.com/press-room/relias-purchases-analytics-technology
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