There has been lots of private equity interest in the health care sector. Some of the notable deals include the buyouts of HCA and Triad.
The latest deal comes from the Texas Pacific Group (TPG). The firm has agreed to pay $945 million for the Surgery Division of HealthSouth Corp. (NYSE: HLS). The division has 139 outpatient surgery centers and three surgical hospitals across 35 states. Revenues were not disclosed.
Interestingly enough, HLS will keep an equity sliver worth about $25 to $30 million.
Basically, it's a sign that HLS sees potential in the division -- but it also must deal with restructuring its operations. Might as well allow TPG to use its magic on the division, huh?
In fact, the deal will go a long way in paying down HLS's debt load.
Tom Taulli is the author of various books, including the Complete M&A Handbook and the EDGAR-Online Guide to Decoding Financial Statements.
