Francisco Partners Acquires IBM's Healthcare Data & Analytics Assets to Launch Merative
June 30, 2022
Francisco Partners completed the acquisition of healthcare data and analytics assets from IBM's Watson Health business and launched the standalone company Merative, headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. True Wind Capital and Sixth Street are investing alongside Francisco Partners; IBM sold the assets as part of the carve-out to enable Merative to pursue organic and inorganic growth across life sciences, providers, payers and government health sectors.
- Buyers
- Francisco Partners, True Wind Capital, Sixth Street
- Targets
- Merative (healthcare data and analytics assets formerly part of IBM Watson Health)
- Sellers
- IBM
- Industry
- Data & Analytics
- Location
- Michigan, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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