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Banks Arrange $400M Credit Facility for Bravo Health Acquisition

JPMorgan, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Raymond James Financial have arranged a $400 million credit facility to help back HealthSpring’s acquisition of Bravo Health, according to sources.

Evolution Reports Profit Rise

The firm, whose deals have included healthcare software provider EMIS and mining house Vallar, says further transactions are in the pipeline.

TA Associates Invests in India Healthcare

Two years of digging for opportunities on the subcontinent results in the PE firm backing one of India’s largest chains of pathology laboratories.

Goldman to Shop $2.27B for Valeant Deal

Term loan B is backing the merger between Valeant Pharmaceuticals and Biovail.

Cain Brothers Hires Head of Restructuring Group

Rofsky joins as a managing director in the firm’s New York office.

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Greenhill's Export: Pure Advice

Fourteen years ago, Smith Barney veteran Robert Greenhill decided he would only provide advice. It is a formula that resonates with clients today.

Earnout Implications

These clauses play an important role to bridge the gap between buyers and sellers, but there are tripwires that can sour a deal.

Bank Loan Repricing Vexes Investors

Does an improving market for corporate borrowers to reprice their debt signal a shift in the balance of power to issuers?

LBO Debt Could Be Readily Absorbed

IMS Health transactions could serve as a case study for future M&A-related junk bond offerings.

Nonprofit Hospitals Now in Play

Private-equity group Cerberus Capital Management LP yesterday said it would buy Boston’s nonprofit Caritas Christi Health Care for $830 million, taking over the Catholic system’s long-term debt and spending $400 million on capital upgrades.

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