Walgreens-backed VillageMD exploring deal with Summit Health (NASDAQ:WBA)

VillageMD, which is majority owned by Walgreens Boots (NASDAQ:WBA) is alleged to evaluating a deal to merge with Warburg Pincus-backed Summit Well being, the mother or father of CityMD.

The acquisition of Summit Well being is predicted to worth the mixed firm between $5 billion to $10 billion, based on a Bloomberg report, which cited folks acquainted. A deal might come collectively within the coming weeks, although talks might disintegrate.

The talks come after Walgreens (WBA) a bit of greater than a 12 months in the past introduced that it has made an extra funding of $5.2B in VillageMD doubling the corporate’s possession stake within the major care providers supplier. The funding elevated WBA’s possession stake in VillageMD to 63% from 30%.

Summit Well being and CityMD merged in August 2019.

The potential deal follows a flurry exercise within the well being/major care area in current months together with Amazon’s (AMZN) $3.9 billion introduced buy of One Medical (ONEM) in July and CVS Well being’s (CVS) deal to accumulate Signify Well being (SGFY) for about $8 billion early final month.

CVS Well being (CVS) was additionally stated to be in unique to talks to buy Cano Well being (CANO), although CVS has reportedly walked away from the discussions.