Under the terms of the purchase agreement, MEDNAX will receive cash consideration of approximately $250 million at closing, as well as economic consideration of up to $50 million that is contingent on both short and long-term performance of MedData. MEDNAX also anticipates certain cash tax benefits from the transaction in the coming quarters. Finally, in connection with the transaction, MEDNAX has entered into a long-term services agreement with MedData, effective as of the closing, and will be one of MedData’s largest customers following the closing of the transaction.
As previously announced with the initiation of the sale process, MEDNAX expects to use net proceeds from the sale for debt repayment, share repurchases and strategic acquisitions.
Further transaction details can be found in a Form8-K filed by MEDNAX today with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to close during the fourth quarter of 2019.
Barclays and Guggenheim Securities LLC are serving as financial advisors and Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP and McDermott, Will & Emery LLP are serving as legal counsel to MEDNAX on the transaction. Goodwin Procter LLP is serving as legal counsel to Frazier Healthcare Partners.
About MEDNAX
MEDNAX, Inc. is a national health solutions partner comprised of the nation’s leading providers of physician services. Physicians and advanced practitioners practicing as part of MEDNAX are reshaping the delivery of care within their specialties and subspecialties, using evidence-based tools, continuous quality initiatives, clinical research and telemedicine to enhance patient outcomes and provide high-quality, cost-effective care. The Company was founded in 1979, and today, through its affiliated professional corporations, MEDNAX provides services through a network of approximately 4,200 physicians in all 50 states and Puerto Rico. In addition to its national physician network, MEDNAX provides services to healthcare facilities and physicians in over 40 states through two complementary businesses, consisting of a management services company and a consulting services company. Additional information is available atwww.mednax.com.
About Frazier Healthcare Partners
Founded in 1991, Frazier Healthcare Partners is a leading provider of private equity capital to healthcare companies. With more than $4.2 billion total capital raised, Frazier has invested in more than 170 companies with investment type ranging from company creation and venture capital to buyouts of profitable lower-middle market companies. Frazier has offices in Seattle, WA, and Menlo Park, CA, and invests broadly across the U.S., Canada and Europe. For more information about Frazier Healthcare Partners, visit www.frazierhealthcare.com.
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