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Anthem Buys Rival Cigna For $54.2Bn to Create Health Insurance Giant
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24.07.2015
Anthem is buying rival Cigna in a deal valued at $54.2bn that will create the nation’s largest health insurer by enrollment, covering about 53 million patients in the US.
The deal comes just three weeks after the insurer Aetna bid $35bn for Humana in a buyout frenzy that will transform five massive US health companies into three even larger ones.
Shareholders of Cigna, based in Bloomfield, Connecticut, will receive $103.40 per share in cash and 0.5152 shares of Anthem stock for each of their shares. The companies put the total value at $188 per share. The deal is targeted to close in the second half of 2016.
Anthem, based in Indianapolis, has pursued Cigna aggressively for months.
The deal comes just three weeks after the insurer Aetna bid $35bn for Humana in a buyout frenzy that will transform five massive US health companies into three even larger ones.
Shareholders of Cigna, based in Bloomfield, Connecticut, will receive $103.40 per share in cash and 0.5152 shares of Anthem stock for each of their shares. The companies put the total value at $188 per share. The deal is targeted to close in the second half of 2016.
Anthem, based in Indianapolis, has pursued Cigna aggressively for months.
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