Public Company Healthcare

WebMD Health Corp

New York, New York, United States

WebMD is a leading provider of health information services and digital decision-support/communications for consumers and healthcare professionals, and also supports employers and health plans with access to personalized health and benefit information.

Focus Areas
Health information services, Digital health media, Clinical reference & decision support

Tracked deals

10

10 tracked deals across 2020-2024.

Recent pace

0

0 tracked deals announced in the last 12 months.

Deal mix

Buyout

7 buyout · 2 addon · 1 divestiture

WebMD Health Corp Acquisition Volume by Year

Last 5 years

Acquisition volume by year Annual acquisition counts for the last 5 years for WebMD Health Corp. 2 2020 3 2021 3 2022 1 2023 1 2024

Supporting Data

Recent Transactions

  • Buyer
    WebMD Health Corp. (Internet Brands)
    Target
    Healthwise, Incorporated
    Seller
    Healthwise, Incorporated (nonprofit)
    Type
    Buyout

    WebMD Health Corp., an Internet Brands company, acquired the operating assets of Healthwise — including content, products, technology, client relationships and certain trademarks — and will fold most of Healthwise's team into WebMD Ignite. The deal expands WebMD Ignite's patient and member engagement capabilities and footprint (now serving more than 650 healthcare organizations); financial terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    WebMD Health Services (part of WebMD Health Corp.)
    Target
    Limeade
    Type
    Buyout

    WebMD Health Services, a unit of WebMD Health Corp., announced it will acquire Limeade, an employee well‑being platform provider. The deal combines WebMD Health Services’ clinical and program capabilities with Limeade’s digital engagement technology to create a more comprehensive, holistic workplace well‑being offering; the transaction is expected to close within the next quarter pending approvals.

  • Buyer
    WebMD Health Corp.
    Target
    MNG Health
    Seller
    Institutional shareholders
    Type
    Buyout

    WebMD Health Corp., through its Medscape platform, acquired MNG Health, a provider of technology-enabled marketing solutions for life sciences brands. The deal expands Medscape's capabilities in virtual events, pharmaceutical sales-rep enablement, and omnichannel digital marketing; terms were not disclosed and MNG will operate as an independent Medscape subsidiary.

  • Buyer
    WebMD Health Corp
    Target
    Mercury Healthcare
    Seller
    Vestar Capital Partners
    Type
    Buyout

    WebMD Health Corp has acquired Mercury Healthcare, a Vestar Capital-backed healthcare marketing technology and analytics company. The deal brings Mercury's patient engagement, targeting and analytics capabilities into WebMD's content and audience platform to accelerate personalized patient engagement and marketing solutions for health systems and providers.

  • Buyer
    WebMD Health Corp., Internet Brands
    Target
    SanovaWorks
    Type
    Buyout

    WebMD Health Corp., an Internet Brands company, has acquired SanovaWorks, a New York–based healthcare communications and medical education business focused on dermatology. The acquisition expands WebMD/MedscapeLIVE’s in-person and virtual education and events capabilities for dermatologists; terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    WebMD Health Corp. (an Internet Brands company)
    Target
    The Wellness Network
    Seller
    Granite Bridge Partners LLC

    WebMD Health Corp., an Internet Brands company, acquired The Wellness Network from Granite Bridge Partners. The purchase expands WebMD's point-of-care and video-based patient education offerings for hospitals and health systems and brings The Wellness Network's EHR-integrated content and HealthClips 360 capability into WebMD's provider services portfolio. Terms were not disclosed.

  • Buyer
    WebMD Health Corp., Internet Brands
    Target
    ADDitude
    Type
    Buyout

    WebMD Health Corp., an Internet Brands company, has acquired ADDitude, a multi-channel ADHD-focused information and resources platform. The acquisition expands WebMD's condition-specific content and audience reach to patients, caregivers, educators and healthcare professionals who follow ADHD.

  • Buyer
    Internet Brands
    Target
    PulsePoint, Inc.
    Type
    Buyout

    Internet Brands, a KKR-backed owner of WebMD Health Corp., has agreed to acquire PulsePoint, Inc., a programmatic healthcare marketing technology company that uses real-time data and machine learning to deliver health insights. The acquisition will expand Internet Brands' healthcare marketing technology capabilities by adding PulsePoint's programmatic exchange, data assets, and privacy-focused targeting tools; PulsePoint will continue to operate independently with teams in New York, San Francisco, and London.

  • Buyer
    Remedy Health Media, Topspin Consumer Partners
    Target
    Patient Power
    Type
    Addon

    Remedy Health Media, a portfolio company of Topspin Consumer Partners, has acquired Patient Power, an online cancer patient network founded by Andrew and Esther Schorr. The deal expands Remedy's oncology-focused content and complements its family of health brands to better serve patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals.

  • Buyer
    Remedy Health Media, Topspin Consumer Partners
    Target
    OBR (Oncology Business Review)
    Type
    Addon

    Remedy Health Media, a Topspin Consumer Partners–backed digital health platform, has acquired OBR (Oncology Business Review), an oncology-focused digital media company serving oncologists and oncology healthcare professionals. The acquisition adds OBR's oncology news, HCP audience (25,000 daily readers), and market-access training capabilities to Remedy's portfolio to strengthen its HCP offerings and expand reach in oncology.

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