M&A Deal Summary

Universal Health Services Acquires Ascend Health

On October 10, 2012, Universal Health Services acquired healthcare services company Ascend Health for 517M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Universal Health Services’ 4th transaction in the Healthcare Services sector.
  • This is Universal Health Services’ 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Universal Health Services’ 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Universal Health Services’ 1st transaction in New York.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-10-10
Target Ascend Health
Sector Healthcare Services
Buyer(s) Universal Health Services
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 517M USD
Advisor(s) Goldman Sachs (Financial)
Cahill Gordon & Reindel (Legal)

Target

Ascend Health

New York, New York, United States
Ascend Health Corp., is a healthcare company.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Universal Health Services

King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, United States
Category Company
Founded 1978
Sector Healthcare Services
Employees96,700
Revenue 14.3B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Universal Health Services is a provider of health care services. UHS operating, through its subsidiaries, behavioral health facilities, acute care hospitals, and ambulatory centers. Universal Health Services founded in 1978 and is based in King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 18
Sector (Healthcare Services) 4 of 17
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 10
State (New York) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 15
Year (2012) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-05-01 Auburn Regional Medical Center

Auburn, Washington, United States

Auburn Regional Medical Center is a 213-bed acute care hospital located in Auburn, Washington. Its services include acute rehabilitation, anesthesiology, behavioral health, cancer/oncology, diabetes management, diagnostic imaging, emergency services.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-04-24 Arbor Group

United States

Arbor Group LLC which operates three management contracts covering 66 beds in the Washington, D.C. and Maryland market.

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