DENVER & TORRANCE, Calif.— DaVita Inc. and HealthCare Partners announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement. The two companies expect to close the transaction early in the fourth quarter of this year. Upon closing, the combined company will be named DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc.
The purchase price to be paid by DaVita is approximately $4.42 billion, subject to post-close adjustments and contingent consideration. The purchase price consists of $3.66 billion in cash and approximately 9.38 million shares of DaVita common stock (which had a value of $758 million based on the closing price of DaVita’s common stock on May 18, 2012). DaVita expects to fund the cash portion of the purchase price through a combination of available cash, additional borrowings under DaVita’s existing senior secured credit facilities (which are expected to be amended to permit these borrowings), and additional debt financing.
HealthCare Partners has leading operations in the Southern California, Central Florida, and Southern Nevada areas. It takes clinical and economic accountability and management responsibility for nearly all of the healthcare needs of a patient population. This includes the provision of professional services rendered by primary care and specialty physicians as well as the coordination of hospital and other services. It provides and coordinates these services to over 667,000 managed care patients on a comprehensive capitated basis through a team of over 700 physicians that are employed by the company or its affiliated medical groups. The company operates an extensive network and offers thousands of access points including its 152 medical clinic locations and a network of over 8,300 independent physicians.
HealthCare Partners’ 2011 revenue was approximately $2.4 billion. Total care dollars under management were approximately $3.3 billion. Its 2011 EBITDA was $527 million and operating income was $488 million. This represents an operating income margin of 15 percent on total care dollars under management.
