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Review of 2004 Lab Sales Identifies Buyer Interest
CEO SUMMARY: Laboratory acquisition activity was surprisingly high during 2004. One reason is that new buyers appeared in the marketplace. However, all buyers have specific acquisition criteria. When a selling lab meets that criteria, it can expect multiple bidders and a strong purchase p…
Five Lab Acquisitions Over the Past Ten Weeks
CEO SUMMARY: Many lab executives and pathologists will be surprised to learn that five independent laboratory companies were acquired between December 1, 2004 and February 11, 2005. Only one acquisition was announced to the public. The other four were private sales and both buyers and sel…
More Lab Consolidation: LabCorp Buys US LABS
CEO SUMMARY: Following three years of rapid growth in specimen volume and revenues, US LABS has accepted a purchase offer from Laboratory Corporation of America. Both US LABS’ fast growth and its sale to a national lab demonstrate that there is still opportunity in laboratory testing—…
“April 5, 2004 Intelligence: Late Breaking Lab News”
There’s a new national lab company ready to compete. This week American Esoterix Laboratories, Inc. (AEL) announced it was open and ready for business. Based in Brentwood, Tennessee, it has already completed two lab acquisitions (ThromboCare Laboratories and …
Who’s Buying Labs? Activity Shifts Down
CEO SUMMARY: As the number of independent clinical laboratories dwindles, most remaining owners seem content to continue building their business—at least until a buyer makes them an offer “they can’t refuse.” Acquisitions of pathology group practices were also few in number during…
Specialty Laboratories, Enterix, Medicare, Blue Cross/Blue Shield Association
SPECIALTY LABORATORIES REPORTS THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE THIRD QUARTER FINANCIAL REPORTS for Specialty Laboratories, Inc. show that the company is returning to a more normal routine, following the two unusual and unrelated events which hit it during 2002. Special…
Two Blood Brothers Ramp Up Marketing of New Lab Assays
GROWTH IN SPECIMEN VOLUME and revenues is the major challenge at the nation’s two largest laboratory corporations. How Laboratory Corporation of America and Quest Diagnostics Incorporated solve this problem will affect and influence every remaining clinical labora…
Brazil’s Lab Industry Gathers in Rio de Janeiro
CEO SUMMARY: Healthcare in Brazil remains a free market and thousands of clinical laboratories exist to fill the demand. However, there are early indications that commercial laboratories in Brazil may be on the verge of the same tidal wave of lab acquisitions and consolidation that was ex…
Are Two Blood Brothers Using Economic Clout?
CEO SUMMARY: Quest Diagnostics Incorporated and Laboratory Corporation of America now dominate the national marketplace for testing referred by physicians’ offices. Release of their second quarter earnings reports provides the first look at their performance following the acquisitions i…
Quest Finally Owns Unilab, New Market Cycle To Begin
PERSISTENCE FINALLY PAID OFF for Quest Diagnostics Incorporated. On February 26, it took ownership of Unilab Corporation, capping almost 11 months of effort. In completing this acquisition, Quest Diagnostics completes the two blood brothers’ acquisition sweep of m…
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