McKesson merged with Change Healthcare, a revenue cycle firm

City: Chicago, IL
Buyer: McKesson
Seller: Change Healthcare
Date / Year: June 16, 2017
Sector: Revenue Cycle Management
Keywords: Pharmacy, McKesson, Change Healthcare

Drug distributor McKesson’s technology business has officially merged with Change Healthcare, a revenue cycle and analytics firm.

The two companies announced the closing of the multi-billion-dollar deal Thursday before the market opened. The new company will be called Change Healthcare, combining nearly all of Nashville-based Change’s business with the majority of San Francisco-based McKesson’s technology business.

McKesson owns 70% of the combined company, with the remainder being held by Change stockholders, including investment firms Blackstone and Hellman & Friedman. But McKesson has said that it plans to sell its share in the company soon after the firm completes an initial public offering, which is expected in the next 18 months.

The deal allows McKesson to largely part ways with the majority of its technology business, including revenue cycle and analytics, while retaining technology platforms that are more in line with its much-larger drug distribution business. McKesson’s technology segment was often a drag on its overall earnings when compared to the pharmaceutical business.

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