Dynamic Healthcare M&A Database

Acquiring Party	National Renal Institutes, Inc., healthcare services company based in Nashville, Tennessee, that operates kidney dialysis treatment clinics, hospitals and acute care centers.
Transferring Party	100 dialysis clinics of Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA, the world’s largest provider of dialysis products and services.
Sector	Medical Services
Date	February 15, 2006
Analysis The divestiture is part of the antitrust requirements appurtenant to the merger of Fresenius and and Renal Care Group, Inc. Purchase price -- $450m cash.
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Dynamic Healthcare M&A Database - 1Q06