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Mega Merger? Behind Bain’s 30x EBIDTA Price Tag on HealthEdge
Plus: We outline portco M&A and exits from last week.
Apr 14
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Isabel O'Brien
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PE Ownership and Bankruptcy Link Strengthens in Healthcare, Retail for 2024
Companies in these sectors with private equity backing were far more likely to go bankrupt than their non-PE-backed counterparts, according to new…
Feb 13
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Isabel O'Brien
Bain’s $3.3B Tanabe Carve-Out Rewrites Rules for Japanese Pharma
Plus: We lament that LBOs may return to their debt-heavy heyday and outline portco M&A and exits from last week.
Feb 10
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Portco News
Dissecting Bain’s $3.2B Surgery Partners Bid
Plus: We wonder just how bad tariffs will be for PE and outline portco M&A and exits from last week.
Feb 3
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Isabel O'Brien
Was New Mountain’s $2B Access Healthcare Deal Worth the Wait?
Plus: We dissect the antitrust risk of a roll-up strategy and outline portco M&A and exits from last week.
Jan 21
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Isabel O'Brien
Checking the Pulse on CVC’s $1.2B CompuGroup Medical Bid
Plus: We discuss David Bonderman’s legacy and outline portco M&A and exits from last week.
Dec 16, 2024
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Isabel O'Brien
Union Backlash, Regulatory Restrictions: CD&R (Finally) Seals €16B Sanofi Deal
Plus: Squarespace and Zuora go private, Ingram Micro goes public, and Blackstone and TPG work on a joint bid for Bausch + Lomb.
Oct 21, 2024
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Isabel O'Brien
Are PE-Backed Companies More Likely To Go Bankrupt? It’s Complicated.
The oft-cited fact stems from a study of pre-GFC data – in recent years, the opposite was true. But post-Covid, things have started to backslide…
Oct 3, 2024
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Isabel O'Brien
$3.8B for Vantive’s $4.5B Revenue – Behind Carlyle’s Dialysis Deal
Plus: Thoma Bravo exits $2.9B Trader Corp and Grant Thornton, Evolent Healthcare, and Redwood Software seek PE buyers.
Aug 26, 2024
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Isabel O'Brien
Towerbrook Victorious in Battle with New Mountain for R1 RCM
Plus: Sixth Street acquires Enstar and Apollo takes US Silica private.
Aug 5, 2024
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Isabel O'Brien
Does PE Ownership Bear Some Blame for the Healthcare Cyberattack Crisis?
Private equity involvement in healthcare has been controversial for many operational reasons — we can now add digital innovation to the list.
Aug 2, 2024
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Isabel O'Brien
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