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Michael Waterhouse
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Fresenius Increases Home Dialysis Exposure Through NxStage Acquisition

We’re not particularly surprised to see Fresenius Medical Care announce its intention to acquire NxStage Medical, which would boost Fresenius’ in home-based hemodialysis and acute dialysis products. Even when considering potential higher growth of NxStage’s assets and expected synergies, the $2 billion deal price looks expensive to us. Management expects the deal to be accretive to EPS and returns on capital within three and four years, respectively. Despite the expensive price tag, we don’t for...
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FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE AG

RegistrarFresenius Medical Care is a kidney dialysis company, operating in both the field of dialysis services and the field of dialysis products for the treatment of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Co.'s dialysis business is vertically integrated, providing dialysis treatment at dialysis clinics it owns or operates and supplying these clinics with a range of products. In addition, Co. sells dialysis products to other dialysis service providers. In the U.S.A., Co. also provides inpatient dialysis services and other services under contract to hospitals. Co. provides patient services, including renal pharmaceutical products and in the U.S.A., laboratory services.

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