M&A Deal Summary

Definitive Healthcare Acquires US Lifeline

On November 10, 2015, Definitive Healthcare acquired publishing company US Lifeline from Medical Distribution Solution

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Definitive Healthcare’s 1st transaction in the Publishing sector.
  • This is Definitive Healthcare’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Definitive Healthcare’s 1st transaction in Pennsylvania.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-11-10
Target US Lifeline
Sector Publishing
Buyer(s) Definitive Healthcare
Sellers(s) Medical Distribution Solution
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

US Lifeline

Carlisle, Pennsylvania, United States
US Lifeline, Inc. is a publisher of Major Accounts Exchange (The MAX), an online database of healthcare providers that helps suppliers research integrated delivery networks (IDNs), hospitals, and group purchasing organizations (GPOs).

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Definitive Healthcare

Framingham, Massachusetts, United States
Category Company
Founded 2011
Sector Information Services
Employees950
Revenue 251M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Definitive Healthcare is a provider of data and intelligence on hospitals, physicians, and other healthcare providers. Definitive Healthcare was founded in 2011 and is based in Framingham, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 5
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 4
Year (2015) 1 of 1
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-06-29 Billian Publishing

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Billian’s HealthDATA is a provider of data and analytics on U.S. healthcare organizations. Billian’s HealthDATA provides in-depth profiles on over 875K U.S. healthcare providing organizations, including 2M+ executive contacts.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Medical Distribution Solution

Lawrenceville, Georgia, United States
Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Publishing
DESCRIPTION

Medical Distribution Solution, Inc. is a publishing and content company providing information, communication and educational services to providers, manufacturers and distributors involved in the business of healthcare.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Publishing) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Pennsylvania) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2015) 1 of 1
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