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LiveWell Medical goes through recapitalization

May 10, 2021HME News Staff

SANTA FE SPRINGS, Calif. –Montgomery DME, a holding of Monument MicroCap Partners, has recapitalized LiveWell Medical Supplies. Located in Riverside, Calif., LiveWell is a distributor of DME, serving primarily the hospice and home health care markets in southern California. Montgomery DME is a provider of DME on a rental basis to hospices located primarily in Los Angeles and surrounding counties. MDME rents and services equipment like hospital beds, wheelchairs, oxygen concentrators,...

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Providers

Reporter's notebook: Apria Healthcare

April 26, 2010Mike Moran

LAKE FOREST, Calif. - Do you know what a “dividend recapitalization” is? I didn't, but I do now. This issue comes up because recently I ran into news stories involving two industry companies: Apria Healthcare and Attends Healthcare, a maker of adult incontinence items. Apria, pending shareholders approval, has arranged a $500 million “dividend recap” and Attends $98 million. Here's what Investopedia, an online investing dictionary, says about dividend recaps: When...

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Providers

Analyst: It's the private equity way'

April 26, 2010Liz Beaulieu, Editor

Now that you know what a dividend recapitalization is, here's some additional insight on The Blackstone Group and Apria Healthcare from Bob Leonard, an analyst with the Pittsburgh-based mergers and acquisition firm, The Braff Group. What Blackstone's $500 million dividend recap from Apria means in his own words “They're basically paying themselves. I mean, they still own what they own. They haven't reduced their ownership position at all. They've just further leveraged...

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Executive Session

The Easter Bunny pays a visit to Apria and Attends Healthcare

April 2, 2010Mike Moran

Do you know what a "dividend recapitalization is?" I didn't but I do now, and if you read a little further, you will, too. It's interesting. This issue comes up because last week I ran into news stories involving two industry companies: Attends Healthcare, a maker of adult incontinence items, and Apria. Attends recently arranged a $98 million "dividend recap" and Apria, pending shareholders approval, will do a $500 million dividend recap. Here's what Investopedia, an online investing...

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A word to the wise about patient freedom of choice

April 1, 2010Mike Moran

I received an email from industry attorney Elizabeth Hogue yesterday that included an article she wrote on patient freedom of choice. This issue comes up from time to time, and HME providers are always very passionate about it. When it comes to choosing an HME provider, there are no gray areas. Patients have the final say--not physicians. I think you'll find this article very informative. Mike Moran Physicians and Patients' Right to Freedom of Choice Providers are increasingly...

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