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M&A

Jun 09 2016

Insurance exchange software vendor Connecture is buying competitor Connected Health.  Connecture is an example of an overhyped technology company going public, with the obvious consequences.  It went public at $9 and is currently trading at $1.27.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160607/NEWS/160609932
Jun 02 2016

PE-owned MedAssets-Precyse, formed in a complex transaction, is acquiring Equation, a health care provider financial and clinical outcomes consulting firm.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/06/pamplona-backed-medassets-precyse-acquires-equation/
May 27 2016

IMS Health is acquiring Privacy Analytics, which has tools to anonymize health information.

http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20160525005195/en/IMS-Health-Acquires-Privacy-Analytics-Advancing-Real-World
May 13 2016

Health care staffing firm Advanced Medical Personnel Services is acquiring Rise Medical Staffing.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/05/3331637/
May 06 2016

MultiPlan, which offers PPOs and other cost containment services to self-funded employers, TPAs and smaller health plans, is being acquired by a PE firm.

http://www.multiplan.com/pdf/news/press_release_20160505.pdf
May 04 2016

Press Ganey, which does work in the patient satisfaction space, is acquiring Avatar, a patient survey firm.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160503/NEWS/160509980?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160503-NEWS-160509980&utm_campaign=dose
May 04 2016

PE firm Warburg Pincus is acquiring urgent care software vendor DocuTAP.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/05/3330402/
May 03 2016

Making a lovely twosome, MedData couples itself to Duet Health, marrying the former's revenue cycle data management business with the latter's patient engagement capabilities.

http://medcitynews.com/2016/05/meddata-duet-health/?utm_source=MedCity+News+Subscribers&utm_campaign=7437d717af-MCN+Daily+Email&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_5092836c41-7437d717af-408793005&rf=1
May 03 2016

In a truly significant deal, clinical research organization Quintiles is doing an $18 billion merger with drug information vendor IMS Health.

http://fortune.com/2016/05/03/quintiles-transnational-ims-health/
May 02 2016

Epic Health Services, a provider of pediatric services, is acquiring Care Resources, which helps special needs children.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/04/3329250/
May 02 2016

Health information website Healthline Media is buying Medical News Today and MediLexicon, which also operate health web sites.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/05/healthline-media-buys/
Apr 28 2016

Private equity firm Leonard Green is buying independent medical exam provider ExamWorks for $2.2 billion.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/04/3328842/
Apr 26 2016

In a major transaction in the health care analytics space, PE firm Veritas Capital is buying the health division of Verisk for a healthy $820 million.

https://www.pehub.com/2016/04/veritas-capital-to-buy-verisk-health-for-820-mln/
Apr 26 2016

Large hospital staffing firm Schumacher Clinical Partners is acquiring ECI Healthcare Partners, which is in the same business.

http://www.modernhealthcare.com/article/20160422/NEWS/160429968?utm_source=modernhealthcare&utm_medium=email&utm_content=20160422-NEWS-160429968&utm_campaign=financedaily
Apr 26 2016

Nokia continues its push into health care with the acquisition of digital data collection and analysis firm Withings for 170 million euros.

http://company.nokia.com/en/news/press-releases/2016/04/26/nokia-plans-to-acquire-withings-to-accelerate-entry-into-digital-health?utm_medium=nl&utm_source=internal&mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiTmpBNU9EYzJNMlU0TWpWaSIsInQiOiJjVjl4VzlHbzJUNnh5UjBhMTBlNWJ5YThOc3ROYUdaXC9mOTZ0RFZLajJaWk9lK0FQVXpPOXZOczdJVEZ0TmJCWWVsYmhHa1RkQnVWXC84c29mcm81NUtpXC9qcHROUGVqUWozY3BtbDVwSGxGMD0ifQ%3D%3D