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| Acquiring Party | Apria Healthcare Group, Inc., a provider of home respiratory, infusion therapy and medical equipment services. |
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| Transferring Party | VitalAire Homecare (US HME operations of Air Liquide, Paris, France), the US home care division of Air Liquide, a supplier of oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and many other gases and services to various industries. |
| Sector | Medical Services |
| Date | July 4, 2005 |
| Analysis Air Liquide is leaving the U.S. market to focus on its European activities where it has established solid positions. Terms not disclosed but VitalAire has been valued at $20 million. Apria adds southern locations (northern FL, GA, SC). | |
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