TPG Capital, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and Humana acquired Kindred Healthcare for $4.1bn.

Kindred Healthcare Inc. announced that its Board of Directors has approved a definitive agreement under which it will be acquired by a consortium of three companies: TPG Capital, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe and Humana Inc. for approximately $4.1 billion in cash including the assumption or repayment of net debt. Under the terms of the agreement, Kindred stockholders will receive $9.00 in cash for each share of Kindred common stock they hold, representing a premium of approximately 27 percent to Kindred’s 90-day volume weighted average price for the period ending December 15, 2017, the last trading day prior to media reports regarding the potential transaction.