Home Health & Hospice Week
Shareholder Protests Proposed Deal For Humana To Acquire Kindred At Home
Kindred Healthcare has agreed for its Kindred at Home division to be acquired by Humana and two private equity firms for $800 million, but the deal isn't signed in ink yet. The deal is part of a larger acquisition of Kindred Healthcare by private equity firms TPG Capital and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe for $4 billion in cash, according to press reports. Humana would own 40 percent of the home division while the two equity firms would own the other 60 percent. Humana would work toward acquiring the entire Kindred at Home unit eventually. But a major Kindred shareholder is opposing the deal, which equates to $9 per share. New York-based Brigade Capital Management, which owns nearly 6 percent of Kindred stock, says the deal would shortchange shareholders, according to press reports. The Brigade letter indicates that shareholders may vote down the deal.
Home Health & Hospice Week
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Shareholder Protests Proposed Deal For Humana To Acquire Kindred At Home
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Ohio Health System, Home Care Provider Form Joint Venture
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