Private Equity Firm KKR Completes $9.9 Billion Acquisition Of Envision

Private equity firm KKR recently completed its acquisition of clinical professional staffing company Envision Healthcare Corporation (Envision). The $9.9 billion purchase was all-cash, and included the assumption of repayment of debt.

The acquisition follows the acquisition of Envision’s American Medical Response services by KKR earlier this year for $2.1 billion. Envision Healthcare was formed at the end of 2016 as the result of a merger between Envision Healthcare Holdings Inc. and AmSurg Corp. The company will now go private as a result of its sale to KKR.

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