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September 5, 2006 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XIII No. 12 – September 5, 2006 Issue
On August 14, AmeriPath, Inc. released its second quarter earnings report. Revenues were $191.7 million, an increase of 35% from $143.6 million posted in second quarter of 2005. These numbers reflect the acquisition of Specialty Laboratories, Inc., which AmeriPath ac…
New Lab Firm Life Cycle Demonstrated by Focus
CEO SUMMARY: When an investment group bought Focus Diagnostics, Inc. in 2000, its business objective was to increase the value of the business and sell it between year five and ten of its ownership. Thus, the announcement last Friday that Focus Diagnostics would be acquired by Quest Diagn…
May 22, 2006 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
Another investment firm has acquired an anatomic pathology company. It was announced today that Water Street Capital Partners of Chicago, Illinois, has acquired a majority ownership in Lakewood Pathology Associates, located in Lakewood, New Jersey. Under new ownershi…
May 1, 2006 “Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XIII No. 6 – May 1, 2006 Issue
Lots of news unfolding across the lab industry. Here’s a round-up of recent and noteworthy items: NEW VENTURES • Persistent rumors indicate that a new national ana…
Failure of AD Pathlabs: Structural Weakness?
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XIII No. 1 – January 16, 2006 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: AD PathLabs is the latest in a string of business disappointments. Over the past decade, a number of anatomic pathology companies have proven that they can grow rapidly—attracting substantial volumes of specimens. But these companies seem to hit a financial wall that leads …
Picking Top Ten Stories Of 2005 for Lab Industry
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XII No. 17 – December 5, 2005 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: THE DARK REPORT offers its pic…
Private Equity Firms: Ready to Buy More Labs?
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XII No. 16 – November 14, 2005 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Times are good in the laboratory industry. At least that’s the opinion of a growing number of professional investors. They are searching throughout the country for laboratories to acquire. They are motivated by the consistent financial performance of many lab companies, bot…
AmeriPath Will Acquire Specialty Laboratories
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XII No. 14 – October 3, 2005 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: It’s a surprise to most lab industry observers. AmeriPath, a company built around 400 anatomic pathologists working mostly in community hospitals, is acquiring a national reference/esoteric testing company. However, this deal may be better understood by looking at the motiv…
“September 12, 2005 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XII No. 13 – September 12, 2005 Issue
Integration of healthcare information is attracting major investments. On August 29, 2005, Per Se Technologies, Inc. and Wolters Kluwer NV announced that they would acquire NDCHealth Corp. They will pay $700 million and assume $270 million in debt. P…
LabCorp Buys Esoterix For $150 Million in Cash
By Robert Michel | From the Volume XII No. 6 – April 18, 2005 Issue
CEO SUMMARY: Laboratory Corporation of America continues to display an appetite to grow by acquisition. However, its purchase of Esoterix, Inc. creates unique management problems for LabCorp, because Esoterix is itself a product of a lab acquisition strategy. Over the past ten years, Esot…
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