Carlyle in talks to buy health tech firm Cotiviti for $15 bln – source
Reuters February 7, 2023
Feb 7 (Reuters) – Carlyle Group Inc (CG.O) is in talks to buy private healthcare technology firm Cotiviti Inc from Veritas Capital for up to $15 billion, including debt, a person familiar with the matter said.
The private equity firm is looking to partner with another investment firm to pull off the deal, and is also in talks with direct lenders to arrange $5.5 billion of debt financing, according to the person.
If the arrangement goes through, that would be one of the largest ever direct loans, or non-bank buyout loans arranged in the...