HEALTH CARE MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS
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SERVICE AREAS
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RELATED PRACTICES
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RELATED INDUSTRIES
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REPRESENTATIVE CLIENTS
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Advanced Bone and Joint
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Amerinet
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Anderson Hospital
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Ascension Health
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Bethesda Health Group
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BJC Health System
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Cooperative Home Care
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CoreLink
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Essence Healthcare
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Ferrell Hospital
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The Gatesworth
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Hillsboro Area Health System
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Hospital Sisters Health System
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LDI Integrated Pharmacy Services
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Mercy Health
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Midwest Neurosurgeons
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OSF Saint Anthony’s Health System
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PharMerica
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Prairie Spine & Pain Institute
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Presbyterian Health Plan
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Presbyterian Healthcare Services
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ProAssurance
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Ranken Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital
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Sparta Community Hospital
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Total Access Urgent Care
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United Healthcare
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Our practice is positioned to provide counsel for health care transactions. We have extensive experience in negotiating, documenting, and implementing merger, asset acquisition, membership interest/stock acquisition, joint venture, religious sponsorship, and affiliation transactions for nonprofit and for-profit clients.
We counsel clients through the transaction process, from the initial analysis of the legal alternatives available for the transaction’s structure and the development of a strategic transaction plan to the negotiation and documentation of the transaction. We assist our clients in seeking and obtaining necessary internal and external approvals, federal and state regulatory approvals, state attorney general approvals, health facility licenses, permits, registrations, and Medicare and Medicaid certifications.
To address our client needs, we have experience in the following areas related to health care partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions:
- Coordination with senior management and board members on M&A process and alignment of transaction with organizational strategic objectives
- Development of transaction options, from membership substitutions to joint venture arrangements, to accommodate identified needs and meet organizational goals
- Understanding of complex transactional matters related to governmental approvals, health care licensing, and post-acquisition protections in a highly regulated environment
- Commitment to efficient and process-oriented due diligence and review
- Ability to develop merger and acquisition proposals tailored to specific transactions and unique circumstances
We also provide comprehensive analysis of the tax implications for both taxable and tax-exempt clients in various transactions and business relationships. We have substantial experience in seeking and obtaining state attorney general approval of proposed transactions on behalf of our clients and a comprehensive understanding of the unique issues facing tax-exempt organizations desiring to restructure in a time of increased state oversight of nonprofit organizations.
The attorneys in our Public Finance and Public Law practice area regularly act as bond counsel, disclosure counsel, issuer’s counsel, borrower’s counsel, and credit enhancer’s counsel in transactions for public and private hospitals, senior living facilities, and other health care providers to finance hospital construction, renovation, and other health facility improvements. Their experience is often beneficial for addressing refinancing obligations attendant to acquisition activities.
Publications
Supreme Court clarifies definition of ‘church plan’ under ERISA
Grant and cooperative-agreement recipients: Are your procurement standards compliant yet?
5 tips for environmental due diligence in business transactions
Recent guidance issued on mental health parity and tobacco cessation programs
Missouri to join Right to Work ranks: Is the fight over or just warming up?
EEOC issues guidance on new wellness notice mandated for 2017
Texas overtime ruling directly affects California employers
Are HR employees ‘investment advisors’ under the DOL’s fiduciary rule?
Did you consider the COBRA implications of your severance arrangement?
Key considerations for representation and warranty insurance
New Illinois law prohibits non-competition agreements with low-wage employees
IRS releases updated safe harbors for management contracts in tax-exempt bond-financed projects
New OSHA reporting and anti-retaliation rules
IRS releases final forms for Health Care Reform reporting
Two key legislative developments impact wellness plans, non-qualified deferred compensation plans
Health care reform reporting requirements: Final rules
Health FSA carryover amendments - Proceed with caution
U.S. Supreme Court strikes down DOMA: What it means for plan sponsors
Supreme Court comments on patentable subject matter in Prometheus decision
Blog Posts
Blog Browse: National Right to Try Act Passes U.S. House
National Right to Try Act Passes U.S. House
Connected medical device vulnerabilities continue to impact manufacturers, health care
HIPAA reports of 2017 small-scale breaches due March 1, 2018
Relaxation of SAMHSA laws intended to align with advances in health care delivery
Despite political uncertainty, Illinois judge orders expansion of medical cannabis
FDA to step up enforcement of homeopathic medicine
CMS announces new voluntary episode-payment program: BPCI Advanced
Recreational marijuana shake-up: Sessions revokes Cole Memorandum
Clinical trials Part II: Privacy, cybersecurity risks, and managing ePHI
TCLE
Overtime Law 2016 – Expanded New Rule: What It Means for You
Mobile Medical Apps and FDA’s New Cybersecurity Guidance: It’s a New World
Prevent the Cloud from Putting Your Health Data at Risk
CCJR and Mandatory Bundled Payments: Legal and Practical Perspectives
News
Allen Allred receives the Glennon Award for 26 years of fighting childhood cancer
Congratulations to our 14 'Lawyers of the Year' for 2018
Evan Goldfarb named a 2017 Women’s Justice Award winner
Thad Leach comes home to Thompson Coburn
Thompson Coburn named among top 30 law firms for client service
St. Louis Business Journal honors Thompson Coburn for outstanding wellness initiatives
Melissa Ventrone to present at data breach summit
Melissa Ventrone to chair DRI data security conference
A merger story: Tom Minogue and Jack Musgrave discuss 20 years as Thompson Coburn
Cybersecurity team joins Thompson Coburn
TCLE to offer overview of mobile medical app regulation
Claire Schenk to moderate Missouri Bar Health and Hospital Administration panel presentation
Thompson Coburn earns corporate counsel recommendations five years running in national report
Health care attorney John S. Howard joins Thompson Coburn
Thompson Coburn earns eight national top-tier rankings in U.S. News ‘Best Law Firms’ survey
Thompson Coburn represents issuer in 2014 Health Care Deal of the Year
112 Thompson Coburn attorneys featured in 2015 Best Lawyers list
Christina Randolph joins Thompson Coburn’s health care practice group
Claire Schenk to speak at 10th Annual ABA National Institute on False Claims Act
108 Thompson Coburn attorneys featured in 2014 Best Lawyers list
Thompson Coburn secures Illinois appellate victory for community hospital
Missouri Supreme Court sides with Mercy Hospital St. Louis in class action over billing practices
Senator Kit Bond receives honor from Cardinal Glennon for children’s advocacy
102 Thompson Coburn attorneys featured in 2013 Best Lawyers list
Jan Paul Miller quoted in St. Louis Business Journal on Glaxo health care fraud settlement
Thompson Coburn handled The Bond Buyer’s 2011 Health Care Deal of the Year
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