HLTH - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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HLTH M&A Summary

HLTH has acquired 13 companies. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 3 assets.

HLTH’s largest acquisition to date was in 1999, when it acquired MedE America for $450M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2008, when it sold VIPS to General Dynamics Information Technology for $225M. HLTH has acquired in 11 different US states. The Company’s most targeted sectors include information technology (50%) and communications (9%).

HLTH Business Overview

Where is HLTH headquartered?

HLTH is headquartered in Elmwood Park, New Jersey.

What sector is HLTH in?

HLTH is an information services company.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity15
    • M&A Buy Activity12
    • M&A Sell Activity3
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 1
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 8
  • M&A Advisors 2

HLTH Corp.

River Drive Center 2, 669 River Drive,
Elmwood Park, New Jersey 07407
United States,
www.healtheon.com

HLTH Corp. is a provider of health information services, serving consumers, physicians, healthcare professionals, employers and health plans through its public and private online portals and health-focused publications.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '04 '05 '06 '07 '08 '09 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 10 1 1 - - - 12
vol $935M $31M $966M
Sell (0.6/yr) # - - 1 - 1 1 3
vol $225M $142M $367M
  15

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Porex Corp. 2009-09-18 142M USD Divestiture
Fairburn, Georgia · www.porex.com
VIPS, Inc. 2008-07-22 225M USD Divestiture
Baltimore, Maryland · www.vips.com
Emdeon Business Services LLC 2006-11-16 - Stake Sale
Nashville, Tennessee · www.emdeon.com
Interactive Payer Network 2006-07-21 - Add-on Acquisition
, United States
HealthShare Technology, Inc. 2005-03-14 31M USD Add-on Acquisition
, United States
VIPS, Inc. 2004-08-11 160M USD Add-on Acquisition
Baltimore, Maryland · www.vips.com
Advanced Business Fulfillment, Inc. 2004-06-16 110M USD Add-on Acquisition
St. Louis, Missouri
Dakota Imaging, Inc. 2004-04-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Bismarck, North Dakota
MedicaLogic, Inc. - Portal Assets 2001-12-26 - Divestiture
Hillsboro, Oregon
Kinetra LLC 2000-04-06 - Divestiture
Nashville, Tennessee
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Information Technology 6 (50%) 191M (20%) 2 (67%) 225M (61%)
Communications 1 (8%) 110M (11%) - -
Digital Media 1 (8%) 215M (22%) - -
Distribution 1 (8%) - - -
Healthcare Services 1 (8%) 450M (47%) - -
Information Services 1 (8%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (8%) - - -
Manufacturing - - 1 (33%) 142M (39%)
Total 12 $966M 3 $367M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 12 966M 3 367M
  Tennessee 1 - 1 -
  Maryland 1 160M 1 225M
  Georgia 1 215M 1 142M
  Washington 1 - - -
  Oregon 1 - - -
  North Dakota 1 - - -
  New York 1 450M - -
  New Jersey 1 - - -
  Missouri 1 110M - -
  Florida 1 - - -
Total 12 $966M 3 $367M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Jefferies
1
Legal Deals
Shearman & Sterling
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 4 $935M
< $100M 1 $31M
TOTAL $966M
Largest MedE America Corp.
$450M (1999-04-21)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $367M
TOTAL $367M
Largest VIPS, Inc.
$225M (2008-07-22)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
17%
2 (17%)
Strategic(s)
17%
2 (17%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
33%
1 (33%)
Strategic(s)
33%
1 (33%)

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