Overheard at JP Morgan Every January, thousands of health care investors and bankers and providers, oh my, flock to Union Square in San Francisco for Healthcarepalooza, otherwise known as the JP Morgan Health Care Conference. While some come bearing a golden ticket to attend the actual meeting, the overwhelming number of “attendees” are party crashers
It was a busy fourth quarter in 2018 for home medical equipment mergers and acquisitions. Due to substantive changes in CMS’s decision to pause competitive bidding for two years, buyers are showing interest in the sector again. HME Managing Director Pat Clifford also commented to HME News that interest is strong not only in
In an interview with The DealRoom, Director of Finance Steve Garbon shared some intriguing insight on future M&A activity, deal disasters, and unrealistic valuation expectations. If we have to address those concerns before going to market, our nicheness allows us to have a comprehensive database of transactions for each of our sectors…so we have cold hard
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Two mega healthcare and pharmacy deals are in the works, which shows that bigger companies continue to get bigger. The CVS-Aetna merger and the Cigna-Express Scripts merger further consolidate the market, a trend Reg Blackburn notes has been happening for a long time. He explains more in an interview with Drug Topics. “I think it’s part
Autism, Mergers and Acquisitions, and You Dexter Braff Speaking: Monday, January 14 | 2:15 PM Perhaps the worst kept secret in health care mergers and acquisitions is that the market for autism service providers is positively scalding. But why? What market forces have converged to push market valuations to levels typically reserved for the
Drug Channels, using data from The Braff Group, provided information regarding the specialty pharmacy deals in 2018. As more transactions occurred in 2018 compared to 2017 (and more deals in 2017 compared to 2016), the market remains very active and will continue to see more exits in 2019. Click here to read
Beacon Specialized Living Services, Inc. (“Beacon”), a portfolio company of Pharos Capital Group, announced today it has acquired Owakihi, Inc., (“Owakihi” or “the Company”). Founded in 1978, Owakihi is a leading Minnesota provider of home and community-based support services to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) and mental health needs, focusing on personalized
2018 was another vigorous year for mergers and acquisitions in home health markets. Home Health and Hospice Managing Director Mark Kulik recently spoke to Home Health Line regarding the deal activity for the year, some of the bigger acquisitions, and what agency owners can do moving forward to make their company profitable for a pending sale. “It’s the
Pediatric Home Service, an independent comprehensive home care provider has partnered with InTandem Capital Partners, LLC, a healthcare services-focused private equity firm, to expand existing service lines both locally and nationally. The Braff Group served as PHS’s financial advisor.
