Humana-Led Group to Buy Hospice Operator in $1.4 Billion Deal
April 23 2018 - 8:59AM
Dow Jones News
By Allison Prang
Three different firms, including health insurer Humana Inc., are
buying hospice operator Curo Health Services for about $1.4 billion
as the consortium looks to expand its footprint in the home
health-care business.
Humana, TPG Capital and Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe said
Monday they reached a deal to buy privately held Curo and
ultimately plan to combine it with Kindred at Home Division's
hospice business. The same three firms announced plans to purchase
Kindred Healthcare Inc., the parent firm of Kindred at Home, in
December.
When that deal is done, the two private-equity firms are going
to separate Kindred at Home and will own that segment with Humana
as part of a joint venture. The Kindred Healthcare deal is expected
to close this summer. Kindred Healthcare shareholders approved the
transaction earlier this month.
The group said the purchase of Curo isn't dependent on the
Kindred at Home deal closing.
Humana will have a 40% minority stake in Curo, which operates in
22 states and has 245 locations. The Curo deal is also expected to
close this summer.
Write to Allison Prang at allison.prang@wsj.com
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