Amicas agrees to Thoma Bravo buyout
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Private equity investment firm Thoma Bravo will acquire medical imaging IT firm Amicas for $217 million under a definitive agreement announced Dec. 28. Thoma Bravo will pay $5.35 per share for the company - a 21% premium over its Dec. 24 stock price close of $4.42. "With the additional capital and operational expertise available to Amicas through Thoma Bravo, we will be able to grow as the needs of our customers evolve and will be enabled to better serve our market," said Amicas CEO Stephen Kahane. Amicas, which makes picture archiving and communication systems and other medical imaging IT solutions, notes that it has 45 days to solicit potential alternative proposals under the agreement