PacifiCare to Buy American Medical
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PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. , one  of the biggest Medicare plan providers, said on Wednesday it  has agreed to buy health-care benefits provider American  Medical Security Group Inc. for $502 million to expand its  product offerings to individuals and small businesses.
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Medco Health Solutions, the biggest American manager of drug benefits, has agreed to buy PolyMedica, the largest supplier of glucose-testing supplies for patients with diabetes.
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Hyatt Corp. has agreed to buy the AmeriSuites hotel chain from affiliates of private equity firm The Blackstone Group, Hyatt said on Thursday.
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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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Microsoft Corp.  said on Monday it will buy Medstory Inc., a California-based start-up company that develops Web search technology for medical information.
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PacifiCare Health Systems Inc. said Wednesday it may look to expand in Wisconsin after completing its purchase of American Medical Security Group Inc.
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Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd  has agreed to buy the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp for at least $1.5 billion cash to expand its network and increase access to U.S. Midwest markets.
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Consumer products maker Jarden Corp. said Monday it will buy American Household Inc. for $745.6 million, including assumed debt, to add such product lines as Coleman, Sunbeam, Mr.
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Health insurer UnitedHealth Group  Inc.  said on Monday it would acquire Sierra Health  Services Inc.  for $43.50 per share to help it expand in  the fast-growing U.S. Southwest.
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Medical device maker St. Jude Medical Inc. (STJ.N: Quote, Profile, Research) has agreed to acquire Endocardial Solutions Inc. (ECSI.
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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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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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Advanced Medical Optics Inc.  has offered to buy rival eye-care company Bausch & Lomb Inc.  for $4.23 billion, topping a $3.67 billion offer from private equity firm Warburg Pincus , according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Advanced Medical Optics Inc.  on Thursday confirmed it was interested in exploring a potential acquisition of Bausch & Lomb Inc.  and offering a superior price than the eye-care company's deal to be bought by a private equity firm for $3.67 billion.
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Archipelago Holdings, the owner of ArcaEx, the largest electronic stock market, is expected to buy the Pacific Exchange for about $50 million.
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Aviva Plc, Britain&#039;s  biggest insurer, is expected to announce a deal to buy U.S.  insurer AmerUs Group Co.  for about &#36;2.9 billion in cash  as early as Thursday, a source close to the situation said.
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Two private equity groups -- The Carlyle  Group  and Apax Partners -- said on Sunday they have  signed an agreement to sell healthcare marketing services firm  MediMedia USA Inc. to Vestar Capital Partners.