Workweek November 28, 2022
Blake Madden

Happy Tuesday,

I was blown away by the reaction to my Twitter thread on the Mark Cuban Cost Plus Drugs Company. That’s probably the most viral I’ve been…ever.

Also, this is amazing:

On to this week’s healthcare news!

AMWELL IN TALKS TO ACQUIRE TALKSPACE FOR $1.50/SHARE

Amwell (not Awell) is potentially buying Talkspace for $1.50 / share, or $200M – an ~85% discount to Talkspace’s SPAC go-public price of $1.4B. Talkspace’s share price rose from $0.60 to $0.81 after the news dropped, so if you think this is legit, go make some arbitrage happen (not investment advice)! The acquisition talks are in “advanced” stages.

Context: Talkspace went public during the SPAC wave over the summer of 2021, merging with Hudson...

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