# Enterprise Value * **Definition:** A measure of a company's total value, often used in financial analysis as a comprehensive alternative to equity market capitalization, reflecting the total value of the acquisition. * **Taxonomy:** CTO Topics / Enterprise Value ## News * Selected news on the topic of **Enterprise Value**, for healthcare technology leaders * 2.9K news items are in the system for this topic * Posts have been filtered for tech and healthcare-related keywords | Date | Title | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | 5/28/2025 | [**Managed Services Market Growth Trends and Forecast Report 2025-2033 - Yahoo Finance**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/managed-services-market-growth-trends-080100589.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 5/27/2025 | [**The specialty that feels most valued by employers**](https://www.beckershospitalreview.com/quality/hospital-physician-relationships/the-specialty-that-feels-most-valued-by-employers/) | [[Beckers Hospital Review]] | | 5/22/2025 | [**Bond Investors Are Voting Against Trump's Big Tax Bill - Bloomberg News**](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-05-22/bond-investors-are-voting-against-trump-s-big-tax-bill) | [[Bloomberg]] | | 5/16/2025 | [**Quantive Advises Productive Programming Inc. on Sale to Crest Rock Partners**](https://www.prweb.com/releases/quantive-advises-productive-programming-inc-on-sale-to-crest-rock-partners-302456177.html) | [[PRWeb]] | | 5/16/2025 | [**Trump wraps up Gulf tour with AI and energy deals in UAE - Reuters**](https://www.reuters.com/world/china/uae-us-agree-path-abu-dhabi-buy-most-advanced-ai-chips-trump-says-2025-05-16/) | [[Reuters]] | | 5/14/2025 | [**Chime rings the IPO bell - Fortune**](https://fortune.com/2025/05/14/chime-rings-the-ipo-bell/) | [[Fortune]] | | 4/29/2025 | [**Merck KGaA to Acquire SpringWorks Therapeutics - Pharmaceutical Executive**](https://www.pharmexec.com/view/merck-kgaa-acquire-springworks-therapeutics) | [[PharmExec]] | | 3/3/2025 | [**3 Cheap Tech Stocks to Buy Right Now**](https://www.aol.com/3-cheap-tech-stocks-buy-095500613.html) | [[AOL]] | | 3/3/2025 | [**Leonard Green & Partners wins PE Hub's Overall Deal of the Year Award for $18.25bn sale ...**](https://www.pehub.com/leonard-green-partners-wins-pe-hubs-overall-deal-of-the-year-award-for-18-25bn-sale-of-srs-to-the-home-depot/) | [[PE Hub]] | | 2/11/2025 | [**Cloud Computing Trends for 2025: Shaping the Future of Technology - Medium**](https://medium.com/@codekvnnn/cloud-computing-trends-for-2025-shaping-the-future-of-technology-c1e18a928fd8) | [[Medium]] | | 2/7/2025 | [**AI's ability to transform value-based care - Healthcare Finance News**](https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/ais-ability-transform-value-based-care) | [[Healthcare Finance]] | | 2/2/2025 | [**Dedalus Surges Ahead in Europe erica: Black Book Research's Top-Ranked Digital Health Leader**](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/dedalus-surges-ahead-in-europe-latin-america-black-book-research-s-top-ranked-digital-health-leader-1034302148) | [[Business Insider Markets]] | | 1/10/2025 | [**Knowledge Graph Market worth $6938.4 million by 2030 - PR Newswire**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/knowledge-graph-market-worth-6-938-4-million-by-2030--exclusive-report-by-marketsandmarkets-302347819.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 1/2/2025 | [**Got $5,000? These 3 Stocks Are Absurdly Cheap Buys Heading Into 2025**](https://www.aol.com/got-5-000-3-stocks-123000988.html) | [[AOL]] | | 11/30/2024 | [**META vs. MSFT: Which AI Leader Offers Better Long-Term Returns? - Yahoo Finance**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/meta-vs-msft-ai-leader-224805557.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 11/22/2024 | [**IT Professional Services Market to Expand by USD 621.4 Billion (2024-2028), Driven by ...**](https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/it-professional-services-market-to-expand-by-usd-621-4-billion-2024-2028-driven-by-growing-digital-transformation-market-evolution-powered-by-ai---technavio-302313562.html) | [[PR Newswire]] | | 11/11/2024 | [**Stout's Q4 2023 Purchase Price Allocation Study Highlights Goodwill's Increasing Role in ...**](https://finance.yahoo.com/news/stouts-q4-2023-purchase-price-133800592.html) | [[Yahoo Finance]] | | 10/8/2024 | [**Report Finds Increased Patient Care Disruption from Cyberattacks**](https://www.hcinnovationgroup.com/cybersecurity/data-breaches/news/55234153/report-finds-increased-patient-care-disruption-from-cyberattacks) | [[Healthcare Innovation]] | | 10/8/2024 | [**U of Iowa Health Care Seeks to Create Comprehensive Cancer Care Network**](https://www.hcinnovationgroup.com/population-health-management/oncology/news/55234172/u-of-iowa-health-care-seeks-to-create-comprehensive-cancer-care-network) | [[Healthcare Innovation]] | | 7/19/2024 | [**Commure Buying Ambient AI Documentation Company Augmedix**](https://www.hcinnovationgroup.com/finance-revenue-cycle/mergers-acquisitions/news/55127272/commure-buying-ambient-ai-documentation-company-augmedix) | [[Healthcare Innovation]] | | 7/18/2024 | [**Health-e Law Episode 11: CURES and Beyond: Reining in the Long Tail of Healthcare**](https://www.sheppardmullin.com/multimedia-578) | sheppardmullin.com | | 7/18/2024 | [**Seven States to Work on Strengthening Medicaid Beneficiary Advisory Councils**](https://www.hcinnovationgroup.com/policy-value-based-care/medicare-medicaid/news/55126982/seven-states-to-work-on-strengthening-medicaid-beneficiary-advisory-councils) | [[Healthcare Innovation]] | | 7/8/2024 | [**HarmonyCares Gets $200M to Expand in-Home Value-Based Primary Care Model**](https://www.hcinnovationgroup.com/population-health-management/home-based-care/news/55094130/harmonycares-gets-200m-to-expand-in-home-value-based-primary-care-model) | [[Healthcare Innovation]] | | 7/2/2024 | [**Walmart Sells MeMD Virtual Care Subsidiary to Startup Fabric**](https://www.hcinnovationgroup.com/finance-revenue-cycle/mergers-acquisitions/news/55093030/walmart-sells-memd-virtual-care-subsidiary-to-startup-fabric) | [[Healthcare Innovation]] | | 6/23/2024 | [**EQS-News: Aareal Bank and Advent International to sell Aareon to TPG for approximately € 3.9 billion**](https://markets.businessinsider.com/news/stocks/eqs-news-aareal-bank-and-advent-international-to-sell-aareon-to-tpg-for-approximately-8364-3-9-billion-1033498703) | [[Business Insider Markets]] | ## Topic Overview (Some LLM-derived content — please confirm with above primary sources) ### Key Players - **Stout**: A global advisory firm that emphasizes the importance of valuing intangible assets and goodwill in M&A, impacting enterprise value assessments. - **Waystar**: A healthcare payment software company that went public, raising $967.5 million, with an enterprise value of about $5 billion. - **Elevance Health Inc.**: The second-largest commercial healthcare insurer in the U.S., with a market cap of $89 billion and enterprise value of $108 billion, serving 46 million members. - **Agile Therapeutics**: A healthcare company focused on women's health, recently involved in a merger that reflects a significant enterprise value. - **Technology Holdings**: A global advisory firm specializing in mergers and acquisitions and capital raising services for technology and consulting companies with enterprise values between $25 million and $500 million. - **Sedgwick**: A global provider of claims management solutions, whose recent minority investment has increased its enterprise value significantly. - **ALPS Global Holding Berhad**: Malaysia's first biotechnology company to achieve unicorn status with an expected enterprise value of approximately $1.6 billion. - **IHS Holding Limited**: Selling a 70% interest in IHS Kuwait Limited for an enterprise value of $230 million. - **Bridge to Life Ltd.**: A company focused on organ preservation technology, recently acquired the VitaSmart™ system to enhance its enterprise value in transplant medicine. - **Ventas**: A healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) focusing on acquisitions to support growth in normalized funds from operations (FFO). - **AIQ**: A technology-enabled cost management company that helps clients reduce technology expenses, enhancing enterprise value through procurement services. - **Frazier Healthcare Partners**: A private equity firm focusing on healthcare investments, enhancing its team to drive value creation. - **Lead Capital Partners, LLC**: A private equity firm focused on healthcare, recently invested in Lieberman, Inc., enhancing enterprise value through strategic partnerships. - **Verizon Communications Inc.**: A telecommunications company acquiring Frontier Communications to expand its fiber footprint and enhance service delivery. - **Medera**: A biotech company focused on gene therapies, pursuing a merger with Keen Vision Acquisition Corporation. - **Tempus AI**: A precision medicine company that raised $410.7 million in its IPO, with an implied valuation of $6.1 billion. - **NaviMed**: A private equity firm targeting fast-growing lower middle-market healthcare companies, particularly in business process outsourcing services. - **Mattr**: Acquirer of AmerCable, expressing confidence in expanding operations post-acquisition. - **Vroozi**: A company specializing in AI-powered procurement and spend management solutions, aiming to enhance enterprise value through improved customer experience and operational excellence. ### Partnerships and Collaborations - **Technology Holdings**: Partnerships with AI-driven technology providers to deliver insights on exit readiness and growth strategies for businesses. - **IonQ and Ansys**: Partnering to integrate quantum computing into the computer-aided engineering industry, aiming to enhance simulation capabilities and increase enterprise value. - **Lead Capital Partners and Lieberman, Inc.**: Strategic investment aimed at scaling Lieberman's market research capabilities in healthcare. - **Egnyte and Dalmore Capital**: Collaboration to implement Egnyte Copilot, enhancing enterprise content collaboration and data security. - **AIQ and Copley Equity Partners**: AIQ collaborates with Copley to provide comprehensive procurement services, enhancing enterprise value for clients. - **Moovila and MSP+**: Strategic partnership aimed at providing project management education and resources to managed service providers. - **NaviMed and Senior Advisors**: Partnership with seasoned executives to build differentiated platforms in attractive growth markets. - **Technology Holdings and Strat**: Collaboration utilizing AI-driven technology to provide customized insights for businesses in IT services and consulting. - **Tevogen Bio and Microsoft for Startups**: Collaborated to enhance AI capabilities in drug development, aiming to lower costs and expedite therapy discovery. - **Bridge to Life and Medica S.p.A.**: The acquisition of the VitaSmart™ system from Medica enhances Bridge to Life's position in organ preservation technology. - **Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation & Bioeconomy Corporation**: Collaborative efforts supporting local biotechnology development and attracting foreign investments. - **Longitude Health**: Formed by four major nonprofit health systems to enhance operational functions and improve health system performance. - **Boston Scientific and Axonics**: Acquisition aimed at enhancing Boston Scientific's Urology business and expanding into sacral neuromodulation. - **Lee Health and Caregility**: Collaborating to expand virtual nursing programs and enhance inpatient virtual care capabilities. - **RCG Global Services and Inovaare Corporation**: Formed a strategic partnership to integrate healthcare technology and digital services, enhancing operational efficiency and compliance. - **Duo Health and Arizona Complete Health**: Partnering to improve patient engagement and outcomes for chronic kidney disease patients. - **Intermountain Health and NeuroFlow**: Collaborating to enhance behavioral health risk identification and triage in primary care. - **Nixxy, Inc. and Mexedia, SpA**: Partnership to enhance telecommunications capabilities through AI-driven technology. - **Dedalus and AWS**: This partnership supports NHS Trusts in improving patient data management and system performance through cloud infrastructure. - **WellSpan Health and Hippocratic AI**: Collaboration to develop an AI-powered agent for patient engagement, particularly for cancer screenings. ### Innovations, Trends, and Initiatives - **Valuation of Intangible Assets**: Stout's PPA Study indicates a growing emphasis on intangible assets and goodwill in M&A, which significantly affects enterprise value. - **Value-Based Care Market Growth**: Projected to grow from $12.2 billion in 2023 to $43.4 billion by 2031, indicating a significant opportunity for enhancing enterprise value in healthcare. - **Value-Based Healthcare**: The global value-based healthcare services market is forecasted to grow from $1.33 trillion in 2023 to $4.13 trillion by 2033, emphasizing health outcomes over treatment volume. - **Investment in Healthcare Technology**: Royal Health's partnership with HealthQuest Capital reflects a trend of private equity investments aimed at enhancing enterprise value through technology. - **Merger Trends**: Agile Therapeutics' merger with Insud Pharma highlights the trend of consolidations in healthcare, impacting enterprise value. - **Value-Based Care Models**: Healthcare organizations are increasingly adopting value-based care models to improve patient outcomes. - **Digital Transformation**: Identified as crucial for enhancing enterprise value, with a focus on human-centered approaches to technology adoption. - **AI in Healthcare**: The rise of AI technologies is driving enterprise value, with companies focusing on data security and integrity. - **AI-Powered Solutions**: Vroozi's platform utilizes AI to streamline procurement processes, enhancing enterprise value through operational efficiency. - **Event Store**: Focuses on event-native data platforms to manage business-critical data, aligning with AI technology growth. - **Knowledge Graph Market**: Expected to grow significantly, facilitating enterprise knowledge management and improving decision-making across organizations. - **Digital Health Solutions**: A significant increase in spending on digital health solutions by employers and health systems, driven by consumer demand and improved health outcomes. - **AI-Driven Analytics**: Promoted as a means to enhance value-based care by addressing inefficiencies and improving patient outcomes. - **Acquisition Trends**: Bridge to Life's acquisition of the VitaSmart™ system and Immedica's acquisition of Marinus Pharmaceuticals highlight a trend of strategic acquisitions to enhance capabilities in niche markets. - **AI-Driven Insights**: Technology Holdings' report provides tailored recommendations for growth strategies, helping businesses understand their operational state. - **Telecommunications Expansion**: Nixxy's acquisition of TKOS Systems' software assets to enhance its telecommunications capabilities and drive revenue growth. - **Nvidia**: Transitioned from gaming GPUs to leading producer of high-end data center GPUs, capitalizing on AI market demand. - **Boston Scientific's Acquisition of Silk Road Medical**: Enhances offerings in vascular medical devices, particularly in stroke prevention. ### Challenges and Concerns - **Regulatory Scrutiny**: The increasing importance of accurate assessments of intangible assets due to regulatory scrutiny poses challenges for maintaining enterprise value. - **Valuation Discrepancies**: Private equity firms face challenges in valuing underperforming assets amid a disconnect between valuation multiples and earnings growth. - **Valuation Concerns**: Waystar's high EBITDA multiple suggests a need for careful consideration of its growth potential amidst strong financial performance. - **Valuation Mismatches**: Despite strong performance, M&A activity remains low due to disconnects between buyer and seller valuation expectations. - **Cybersecurity Risks**: Ascension's recent cyberattack illustrates the vulnerabilities healthcare systems face, potentially impacting enterprise value. - **Skepticism in Digital Transformation**: Despite high intentions for transformational change, only 30% of organizations feel confident in their capabilities, highlighting a challenge in realizing enterprise value. - **BigBear.ai**: Struggles with missed growth estimates and competition, raising concerns about future profitability. - **PetIQ**: Facing decelerating revenue growth and high debt levels, despite strong Q1 earnings and anticipated improvements in gross margins. - **SentinelOne**: Experiencing slowed revenue growth, raising alarms about its ability to compete in a competitive market. - **Economic Uncertainty**: Healthcare stocks are viewed as safe investments amid high interest rates, but the overall market remains cautious. - **Pinterest**: Faced stock price drop despite user growth, indicating market volatility and investor concerns. - **Workforce Shortages**: A significant challenge in the U.S. healthcare system impacting the implementation of value-based care models. - **Regulatory Challenges**: NaviMed's strategy includes navigating the evolving healthcare landscape, which poses challenges for investment and growth. - **Regulatory Pressures**: Ongoing regulatory challenges that hinder healthcare organizations' operational efficiency and ability to innovate. - **DDoS Attacks on Healthcare**: A 55% increase in DDoS attacks on critical infrastructure in the healthcare sector poses significant risks to enterprise value. - **Bausch + Lomb**: Struggles to sell the company despite exploring options for separation from its parent company, Bausch Health Companies. - **Data Security Risks**: The increasing reliance on data introduces risks such as financial losses and reputational damage from data breaches. - **Cybersecurity Threats**: 92% of health systems experienced cyberattacks, impacting patient safety and care delivery.