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athenahealth Enters Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Veritas Capital For $135 Per Share in Cash

Retrieved on: 
Monday, November 12, 2018

Under the terms of the agreement, athenahealth shareholders will receive $135 in cash per share.

Key Points: 
  • Under the terms of the agreement, athenahealth shareholders will receive $135 in cash per share.
  • Following the closing, Veritas and Evergreen expect to combine athenahealth with Virence Health ("Virence"), the GE Healthcare Value-based Care assets that Veritas acquired earlier this year.
  • Following the completion of the transaction, Virence's Workforce Management business will become a separate Veritas portfolio company under the API Healthcare brand.
  • "athenahealthisa market leader and a natural and strategic fit with Virence,"said Ramzi Musallam, CEO and Managing Partner of Veritas Capital.