By OPEN MINDS Circle
An affiliate of UnitedHealth Group’s Optum in the United Kingdom (U.K.) is acquiring EMIS Group, a U.K.-based health care software and solutions company in a deal valued at $1.5 billion. The acquisition by the Boards of Bordeaux UK Holdings II Limited (Bidco), an affiliate of Optum Health Solutions Limited (Optum U.K.) and a wholly owned subsidiary of UnitedHealth. This is an all-cash offer of 1,925 pence per share, representing a 49% premium of the stock price as of June 16, 2022.
Optum U.K. has been present in the U.K. for nearly 20 years, supporting the National Health Service and its mission, according to the announcement. Optum U.K. is a health care software, services and consultancy business that delivers population health management to more than 45 million people in the U.K. and medicines optimization services.
Contact information: Aisling Kearney, Director of Communications, Optum UK, 10th Floor, 5 Merchant Square, Paddington, London W2 1AS United Kingdom; 44 (0) 7919 142 734; Email: aisling.kearney@optum.com; Website: https://www.optum.co.uk/
Contact information: Optum, 11000 Optum Circle, Eden Prairie, MN 55344; 888-445-8745; Email: info@optum.com; Website: https://www.optum.com/
Contact information: EMIS Group, 34 Beckenham Road, Beckenham BR3 4TU, United Kingdom; +44 871 664 0300; Website: https://www.emisgroupplc.com/