M&A Deal Summary

Fresenius Medical Care Acquires Renal Advantage

On December 20, 2010, Fresenius Medical Care acquired information technology company Renal Advantage from Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Fresenius Medical Care’s 1st transaction in the Information Technology sector.
  • This is Fresenius Medical Care’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Fresenius Medical Care’s 2nd transaction in Tennessee.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-12-20
Target Renal Advantage
Sector Information Technology
Buyer(s) Fresenius Medical Care
Sellers(s) Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Renal Advantage

Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Renal Advantage Inc., is a national provider of high-quality dialysis services. RAI has more than 150 outpatient dialysis centers across the United States and has quickly become the third largest provider of dialysis and home dialysis services in the country.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Fresenius Medical Care

Bad Homburg, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1996
Sector Healthcare Services
Employees117,128
Revenue 19.5B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Fresenius Medical Care a kidney dialysis company, provides renal dialysis products and services. Fresenius Medical Care was founded in 1996 and is based in Bad Homburg, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 16
Sector (Information Technology) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 15
State (Tennessee) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 4 of 12
Year (2010) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-11-29 Renal Solutions

Warrendale, Pennsylvania, United States

Renal Solutions, Inc., a medical device and healthcare service company, is commercializing the Allient(R) Sorbent Hemodialysis System, a revolutionary technology/service solution for the chronic and acute dialysis market. The Allient System, brings SMARRT (Sorbent Management for Advanced Renal Replacement Therapy) therapy to the dialysis field, opening new treatment options to dialysis professionals and patients by virtue of its ability to provide short, standard or extended duration hemodialysis therapy using just 1 and 1/2 gallons of ordinary drinking water.

Buy $190M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-03-08 Hema Metrics

Kaysville, Utah, United States

Hema Metrics LLC is a medical monitoring devices company manufactures and distributes blood pressure and oxygen therapy equipment.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1979
PE ASSETS 31.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe (WCAS) is a mega-sized, specialist private equity firm focused on investments in growth-oriented companies operating within the healthcare and technology/tech-enabled services industries. WCAS will consider small and large transactions; including venture investments, growth equity investments, buy-and-build transactions, public-to-private acquisitions, and corporate carve-outs. The Firm prefers control situations and generally seeks opportunities in the US. Welsh Carson Anderson & Stowe was formed in 1979 and is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 33 of 75
Sector (Information Technology) 4 of 12
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 20 of 44
State (Tennessee) 3 of 8
Country (United States) 32 of 72
Year (2010) 9 of 11
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-11-29 AGA Medical

Plymouth, Minnesota, United States

AGA Medical specializes in the development and manufacture of innovative medical devices for use in cardiovascular applications. AGA's patented AMPLATZER® line of devices offers new alternatives to open-heart surgery for treatment of various congenital heart diseases. AGA Medical was formed in 1995 and is based in Plymouth, Minnesota.

Sell $1.3B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-12-21 Concentra

Addison, Texas, United States

Concentra is a healthcare company that offers occupational medicine, urgent care, physical therapy, and wellness services to workers and the public through more than 320 Concentra Medical Centers locations in 40 states. Concentra was formed in 1997 and is based in Addison, Texas.

Sell $790M