Acquisitions news and information

Accenture Federal Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of Accenture, the global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, has announced that it will acquire ASM Research.
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Community Health Systems' $3.9 billion bid to acquire Health Management Associates is facing a skeptical reaction from the hedge fund shareholder that had been pushing for a deal in the first place.
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Community Health Systems has reached an agreement to pay $3.9 billion to buy Health Management Associates.
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U.S. drugmaker Perrigo agreed Monday to buy Ireland's Elan for $8.6 billion in a deal that should allow the rapidly growing company to reduce its tax bill and boost its royalty stream.
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The push to manage population health may be fueling consolidation across the healthcare industry, but some systems are pushing back with looser partnerships that allow them to retain some independence and present fewer regulatory hassles.
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Vitera Healthcare Solutions, Tampa, Fla., has expanded both its services and its customer base with the acquisition of Birmingham, Ala.-based SuccessEHS, completed on July 25.
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Kareo, provider of cloud-based medical office software and services for small practices, has acquired medical billing and practice-management company ECCO Health.
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The goals of population health management may be encouraging rampant consolidation across the healthcare industry, but some systems are pushing back.
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When Tenet Healthcare Corp. recently agreed to pay $4.3 billion to acquire Vanguard Health Systems—after being relatively quiet on the acquisition front—it...
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INVERNESS, Fla.—The Citrus County Hospital Board narrowed the bidding for its struggling Citrus Memorial Health System to three for-profit suitors. The board received five proposals from four bidders looking to take over the hospital, which is saddled with $80 million in debt and $30...
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