M&A Deal Summary

UnitedHealth Acquires HealthMarkets

On January 31, 2019, UnitedHealth acquired insurance company HealthMarkets from Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking and The Blackstone Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is UnitedHealth’s 8th transaction in the Insurance sector.
  • This is UnitedHealth’s 13th transaction in the United States.
  • This is UnitedHealth’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2019-01-31
Target HealthMarkets
Sector Insurance
Buyer(s) UnitedHealth
Sellers(s) Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking
The Blackstone Group
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

HealthMarkets

North Richland Hills, Texas, United States
HealthMarkets is an independent field marketing organization (“FMO”) for health insurance and supplemental products. HealthMarkets was founded in 1983 and is based in North Richland Hills, Texas.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

UnitedHealth

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States

Category Company
Founded 1974
Sector Healthcare Services
Employees400,000
Revenue 400.3B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
UnitedHealth Group's corporate headquarters in Minnetonka, Minnesota.
UnitedHealth Group's corporate headquarters in Minnetonka, Minnesota.

UnitedHealth is a diversified healthcare company. With a suite of health benefits and services, the company serves millions of individuals, employers, and government organizations. UnitedHealth operates through two primary businesses: UnitedHealthcare, which offers a range of health insurance plans and services, and Optum, which provides healthcare solutions focused on improving healthcare delivery, affordability, and outcomes. Through its network of healthcare providers, advanced analytics, and technology-driven solutions, UnitedHealth looks to make healthcare more accessible, efficient, and patient-centered, ultimately transforming the way healthcare is delivered and experienced. UnitedHealth was formed in 1974 and is based in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 17
Sector: Insurance M&A 8 of 8
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 11 of 13
State: Texas M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 13 of 15
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-08-08 Genoa Healthcare

Tukwila, Washington, United States

Genoa Healthcare LLC is a behavioral health specialty pharmacy company. Dedicated to serving the needs of those in the behavioral health and addiction treatment communities, and others who have complex, chronic health conditions, Genoa Healthcare is the largest provider of pharmacy, outpatient telepsychiatry and medication management services

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-06-21 Equian

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Equian LLC is a healthcare information services company focused on lowering the cost of care by eliminating waste. Equian was founded in 1987 and is based in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Buy $3.2B

Seller(S) 2

SELLER

Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking

New York, New York, United States

Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1986
PE ASSETS 155.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division is the investment arm of Goldman Sachs. The primary corporate investment group within the Merchant Banking Division is Goldman Sachs' direct investment arm. GS's direct investment arm consists of GS Capital Partners, GS Mezzanine Partners, and GS Growth Partners. GS Capital Partners is the direct corporate equity investment group which seeks LBO, recapitalization, and growth investments to help fund acquisitions, expansions, recapitalizations, restructurings, buyouts, and take privates. GS Capital Partners looks to invest between $50 and $800 million in opportunities in North/South America, Europe, Asia. GS Mezzanine Partners is the junior capital arm of Goldman Sachs. GS Mezzanine looks to invest between $200 million and and $800 million in transactions valued up to $10 billion. Investment proceeds are used to fund leveraged buyouts, expansion financings, recapitalizations, acquisitions, and restructurings. GS Growth looks to invest in growth equity transactions. The unit seeks to commit $20 to $200 million per investment. Other units within GS's merchant banking division include Real Estate, Infrastructure, and Urban Investments. Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division is based in New York City.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 86 of 126
Sector: Insurance M&A 4 of 6
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 27 of 43
State: Texas M&A 4 of 7
Country: United States M&A 60 of 90
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-12-18 StandardAero

Scottsdale, Arizona, United States

StandardAero is an independent maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) provider. The Company offers extensive MRO services and custom solutions for business aviation, commercial aviation, military, and industrial power customers. StandardAero was founded in 1911 and is based in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-05-16 United Captial Fiancial Partners

Newport Beach, California, United States

United Captial Fiancial Partners is a nationwide financial planning firm with over $8 billion in assets. It employs a transformational acquisition strategy that targets small to mid-sized independent RIAs and broker dealers. United Captial Fiancial Partners is based in Newport Beach, California.

Buy -
SELLER

The Blackstone Group

New York, New York, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1987
PE ASSETS 394.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

The Blackstone Group is a global alternative investment management firm. The Firm's investment activities span real estate, secondary investments, hedge funds, credit, infrastructure, and private equity. Blackstone's private equity group targets opportunities globally including buyout acquisitions of established companies, development projects, growth equity financings, and industry consolidations. Sectors of interest include automotive, healthcare, chemicals, industrial, commercial property, lodging, communications, media/publishing, consumer & retail, packaging, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, energy, technology, entertainment, telecommunications, financial services, theme parks, food & beverage, and transportation. Blackstone's private equity real estate group looks for opportunities across North/South America, Asia, Australia/New Zealand, and Europe. The real estate group will consider both equity and debt investments. Areas of interest include healthcare, hotel, industrial, office, residential, and retail. The Blackstone Group was formed in 1987 and is based in New York, New York.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 130 of 193
Sector: Insurance M&A 6 of 8
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 49 of 74
State: Texas M&A 14 of 24
Country: United States M&A 78 of 117
Year: 2019 M&A 1 of 10
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-01-31 Tallgrass Energy Partners

Overland Park, Kansas, United States

Tallgrass Energy is a family of companies formed to own, operate, acquire and develop midstream energy assets in North America. The Tallgrass Energy family is comprised of Tallgrass Energy Partners, LP, a master limited partnership, and Tallgrass Development, LP. Tallgrass Energy Partners is based in Overland Park, Kansas.

Buy $3.3B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2019-02-04 The Ultimate Software Group

Weston, Florida, United States

The Ultimate Software Group, Inc. is a provider of cloud-based human capital management (HCM) solutions. Ultimate delivers HR, payroll, talent, and time and labor management solutions that connect people with the information they need to work more effectively. The Ultimate Software Group was founded in 1990 and is based in Weston, Florida.

Buy $11.0B