M&A Deal Summary

Jobson Healthcare Information Acquires The New England Institutional Review Board

On January 3, 2008, Jobson Healthcare Information acquired information services company The New England Institutional Review Board from Truven Health Analytics

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Jobson Healthcare Information’s 1st transaction in the Information Services sector.
  • This is Jobson Healthcare Information’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Jobson Healthcare Information’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-01-03
Target The New England Institutional Review Board
Sector Information Services
Buyer(s) Jobson Healthcare Information
Sellers(s) Truven Health Analytics
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

The New England Institutional Review Board

Newton, Massachusetts, United States
NEIRB provides FDA mandated services to pharmaceutical companies and CRO's. Founded in 1988, NEIRB was one of the first central institutional review boards established to meet the ethical review needs of a burgeoning drug development market.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Jobson Healthcare Information

New York, New York, United States
Category Company
Founded 1958
Sector Information Services
DESCRIPTION

Jobson Healthcare Information LLC is an integrated healthcare information and marketing services provider. Through its diversified, multi-media portfolio of marketing services, information databases, trade publications, medical education programs, events, websites and other digital and traditional media services, JHI is uniquely positioned to reach, educate and influence a highly targeted network of approximately one million healthcare professionals across more than 20 specialties. Jobson Healthcare Information LLC was founded in 1958 and is based in New York city.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 4
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 4
Year (2008) 1 of 4
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-09 CenterWatch

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

CenterWatch is a publishing and information services company supplying critical data to the clinical trials industry. Key customers include pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology and medical device companies, CRO's and patients involved in clinical trials. The CenterWatch website lists over 5,000 clinical trials and details of over 30,000 clinical trial sites.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Truven Health Analytics

Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Category Company
Sector Information Services
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Truven's office in Greenwood Village, Colorado.
Entrance to Truven's office in Greenwood Village, Colorado.

Truven Health Analytics, Inc. is a provider of healthcare data and analytics solutions to constituents across the entire healthcare continuum, including federal and state government agencies, employers, health plans, hospitals, clinicians and pharmaceutical companies. Truven Health Analytics, Inc. is based in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 2
Sector (Information Services) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 2
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 2
Year (2008) 1 of 2
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-01-09 CenterWatch

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

CenterWatch is a publishing and information services company supplying critical data to the clinical trials industry. Key customers include pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology and medical device companies, CRO's and patients involved in clinical trials. The CenterWatch website lists over 5,000 clinical trials and details of over 30,000 clinical trial sites.

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