LexisNexis’s Acquisition of Health Market Science
December 05, 2014
On November 13, 2014, LexisNexis® Risk Solutions, a division of Reed Elsevier, announced that it will acquire Health Market Science (HMS), a leading supplier of high‑quality data on health care professionals and an administrator of one of the largest practitioner‑level medical claims databases in the United States. The combination of LexisNexis and HMS datasets will result in one of the world’s largest health care provider databases. Cravath represented LexisNexis in connection with this transaction, which is subject to regulatory review and other customary conditions. Financial terms were not disclosed.
The Cravath team included partners Andrew R. Thompson and Mark I. Greene and associate Daniel R. Satin on M&A matters; partner Stephen L. Gordon and associate Sara L. Lykken on tax matters; partner Eric W. Hilfers and associates Audry X. Casusol and Amy C. Benford on executive compensation and benefits matters; partner Christine A. Varney and practice area attorney Robin C. Landis on antitrust matters; partner David J. Kappos and associate Nicholas A. Jackson on intellectual property matters; and partner John D. Buretta and associate Megan Y. Lew on regulatory matters. Zara Bari also worked on M&A matters.
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