Thursday, September 9, 2021: M&A

NorthShore University HealthSystem and Edward-Elmhurst Health announced plans to merge under a new nine-hospital parent entity. Should the deal go through, the resulting system would serve a region of more than 4.2 million Illinois residents and employ roughly 25,000...

Friday, September 3, 2021: M&A

Baxter announced it will acquire Hillrom, a global medical technology leader, in an all-cash deal valued at $10.5 billion. The deal will help Baxter’ “augment and optimize” its connected care portfolio. The deal is expected to close by early 2022 and to...

Tuesday, August 31, 2021: M&A

Hackensack Meridian Health, the largest health system in New Jersey, is appealing its case after a federal judge in the state issued a preliminary injunction to stop its acquisition of Englewood Health. If they were to combine, Hackensack would control three of the...

Monday, August 30, 2021: M&A

Catalent Inc. will buy Bettera Holdings LLC, a gummy and soft-chew vitamin and supplement manufacturer, for $1 billion. Catalent, which develops and manufactures drugs for pharmaceutical companies, had about $3.1 billion in sales last year. The all-cash deal comes as...

Thursday, August 26, 2021: M&A

Headspace and Ginger announced plans to merge in a deal that values the combined company at $3 billion. The new company, called Headspace Health, boasts more than 2,700 enterprise and health plan customers with combined bookings of nearly $300 million by end of 2021....

Tuesday, August 24, 2021 M&A

NorthShore University HealthSystem and Edward Elmhurst Health are reportedly in talks in merge. If finalized, the merger would create a nine-hospital network, including a behavioral health hospital, and give fast-growing NorthShore better access to patients in the...