Retail Pharmacies
Sycamore Partners’ plan to takeover Walgreens ‘incredibly risky,’ analyst says
The private equity firm’s reliance on debt increases Walgreens’ risk of going bankrupt, according to an analyst.
M&A
Hospitals & Facilities
Signed and Scrubbed: March 2025
In March, NYU Langone acquired its seventh hospital, and Prime Healthcare bought eight hospitals in Illinois.
Payers
Cigna sells Medicare business to HCSC for $3.3 billion
The acquisition comes amid market pressures like increased medical costs.
Retail Pharmacies
Walgreens sells to private equity firm Sycamore Partners
After some will they/won’t they speculation, the sale officially went through on March 6.
Hospitals & Facilities
Signed and Scrubbed: February 2025 hospital M&A, bankruptcy list
Yale New Haven will no longer acquire Connecticut hospitals from Prospect Medical Holdings after it filed for bankruptcy.
Pharma
Why experts project a boom in healthcare M&A activity in 2025
Factors like lower inflation and interest rate cuts make 2025 a good year for getting deals done.
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