UnitedHealth Group Buys Definity Health
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MINNEAPOLIS - UnitedHealth Group said Monday that it will acquire Definity Health Corp. of Minneapolis for $300 million cash. Definity is best known for offering what are commonly called consumer driven health
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Unicco Service Co., a Newton company that offers janitorial and property-management services, is being bought by United Group Ltd. of Australia for $408 million.
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Johnson &amp; Johnson&#39;s$25.4bn purchase of Guidant, a medical device maker, will give the big US medical group a range of fast-growing products that manage patients&#39; heart rhythms, a move that will shake up the US medical device industry.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc. (UNH.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Monday said it would buy Definity Health Corp. for $300 million, as the No.
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Manor Care Inc. , the largest U.S. operator of homes for the elderly, said on Monday it agreed to be acquired by Carlyle Group for $4.9 billion, becoming the latest health care provider taken off the public market by a private equity buyer.
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Pharmacy-benefits manager Medco  Health Solutions Inc.  said on Tuesday it agreed to buy  PolyMedica Corp.  for $1.2 billion, in a move to expand  its diabetes care services.
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Manor Care, the nursing home operator and long-term health care provider, said that it had agreed to be acquired by the Carlyle Group for $4.9 billion.
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The knee and ankle brace maker said it agreed to be bought by the medical device maker ReAble Therapeutics for about $1.6 billion including debt.
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First Health Group, which manages health-care benefits for employers and unions and which has struggled lately, will be acquired by Coventry Health Care in a $1.
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Just hours after winning approval from Georgia, Anthem Inc. and WellPoint Health Networks Inc. announced the completion of a $16.5 billion merger creating the nation&#39;s largest health insurance company.
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United Rentals Inc.  said it agreed to  be acquired by affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management LP   in a deal worth about $6.6 billion, including $2.6  billion in debt.
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ReAble Therapeutics, the orthopedic-device maker controlled by the private equity company Blackstone Group, agreed to purchase DJO for $1.6 billion.
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TORONTO (CP) - The Onex Corp. conglomerate has signed a $980 million deal to buy two US health services companies owned by former Canadian transportation giant Laidlaw International Inc.
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Australia's Healthscope Ltd.  launched a A$2.86 billion ($2.34 billion) takeover offer for larger rival Symbion Health Ltd.  on Tuesday, backed by private equity firms Ironbridge Capital and Archer Capital.
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UnitedHealth Group Inc  said on Tuesday that fourth-quarter earnings rose 3 percent, in line with Wall Street's target, helped by improved performance in its Medicaid plans for low-income Americans and its health-care analytics unit.
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Warren Buffett's holding company  Berkshire Hathaway Inc (BRKa.N) bought 1 million shares of  insurer UnitedHealth Group  in the fourth quarter of  2006, according to a regulatory filing.
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Pharmacy-benefits manager Medco Health Solutions Inc.  said on Tuesday it agreed to buy PolyMedica Corp.  for $1.2 billion, in a move to expand its diabetes care services.