Jan 24, 2014 | Laboratory Hiring & Human Resources, Laboratory Management and Operations, Laboratory News, Laboratory Operations, Laboratory Pathology, Laboratory Sales and Marketing, Management & Operations
When completed, this acquisition will give Quest Diagnostics a major laboratory presence in the backyard of competitor Laboratory Corporation of America Another big lab domino fell in the continuing consolidation of the clinical laboratory testing industry. This time it was Solstas Lab Partners, which announced that it would be acquired by Quest Diagnostics Incorporated (NYSE:DGX). The agreement was announced by both companies earlier this week. Quest Diagnostics will pay $570 million to...
Mar 31, 2011 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
Conference on May 5 about clinical laboratory and pathology mergers and acquisitions For owners and sellers of clinical laboratories and anatomic pathology groups in the United States, the past six months have been rosy times. That’s because buyers have stepped up and paid strong prices for the medical laboratory companies and pathology testing firms that came to market during this time. Experts predict that merger and acquisition (M&A) activity in the clinical laboratory industry will...
Jan 28, 2010 | Laboratory Management and Operations, Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
Carilion Clinic and Novant Health will continue to own equity in the new clinical laboratory company It was big news in the clinical laboratory industry yesterday when Spectrum Laboratory Network of Greensboro, North Carolina announced a merger with Carilion Labs of Roanoke, Virginia. The combined enterprise will have annual revenue of approximately $300 million and immediately becomes one of the nation’s larger clinical laboratory companies. As announced by the parties involved, Carilion...
Dec 16, 2009 | Laboratory Management and Operations, Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
Acquisition is a deal between two private equity firms Spectrum Laboratory Network of Greensboro, North Carolina, will be acquired by Welsh, Carson, Anderson, & Stowe. Investment funds managed by Apax Partners are the sellers and the purchase price is $230 million. It is the highest dollar value acquisition of a clinical laboratory during 2009. The acquisition agreement was announced at the end of last week. It brings Welsh, Carson back into the laboratory testing industry for the first...
Jun 20, 2007 | Laboratory News, News From Dark Daily
It’s a deal that is likely to trigger significant changes in the relationship between the laboratory outreach programs of major health systems and the two national laboratories. It was announced yesterday that Laboratory Corporation of America (NYSE: LH) will acquire DSI Laboratories, Inc. of Fort Meyers, Florida. The parent of DSI Laboratories is NCH Healthcare System. It owns two hospitals in the Naples area, along Florida’s west coast. DSI was founded in 1984 as a stand-alone...
