As with so much of the economy over the past year, healthcare IT corporate consolidation has seen a meaningful slowdown. Just as the buyers of software systems are taking a…
Activity? Yes. Excitement and liquidity? Not so much. Last year at this time we noted that 2011 saw fewer transformational deals than we would have expected. Surprisingly, 2012 saw fewer…
Readers might recall my post two years ago that discussed several ways to capitalize a new venture. I’d like to use today’s post to discuss some of the root challenges…
In 2011 the industry actually saw fewer transformational deals than we would have expected, given the attention paid to the sector of late. In fact, the three largest deals we…
With the benefit of hindsight, perhaps Vocera and its underwriters did underprice its IPO, but there’s no way to predict how a company will trade once it’s public. Recall that…
ADP® today announced the acquisition of privately-held PhyLogic Healthcare, a highly-respected Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) company that has served small- and mid-size U.S. medical practices since 2001. The ADP medical…
The past year saw a substantive uptick in M&A across all markets, and healthcare IT was no exception. Bouncing off a lackluster year, we’ve seen both transaction sizes and volumes…
Is this a particularly unsettled time in the healthcare IT vendor industry, or is it just my imagination? It’s not my imagination, Ben Rooks confirms. Ben, a member of our…
Interestingly, while 2010 saw a fairly active level of M&A, fewer companies from last year’s list were sold compared to previous years. This suggests that consolidation activity, while still quite…
While only a few months have passed since February’s merger and acquisition update article, there’s been enough activity to warrant another. Let’s briefly review the largest mergers and acquisitions activities…
