Friday, September 23, 2016
Centric Health Corporation announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the equity interests of CareRx Enterprises Ltd. ("CareRx"), a leading provider of pharmacy services to seniors communities in British Columbia. CareRx currently serves approximately 1,500 beds at 26 long-term care and assisted living communities through its three fulfilment centres located in Vancouver, Victoria and Nanaimo. These three centres will complement the Company's recently announced opening of a fulfilment centre in Kelowna.
Combined, Centric Health's four fulfillment centres in British Columbia will provide access to the vast majority of the province's seniors population and afford the Company the opportunity to significantly increase its market share of the 25,000 (and growing) long-term care and assisted living beds in the province. Kelowna and Victoria are the fastest growing seniors populations in Canada.
"The acquisition of CareRx is highly strategic in that it provides entry into three sizeable local markets with fast growing seniors populations and meaningfully expands our network in regions that will be important to serving national and multi-province customers," said David Cutler, President and Chief Executive Officer, Centric Health. "The CareRx business will not only be immediately accretive to Adjusted EBITDA* and earnings per share but also provides significant new opportunities for growth. With the addition of our Specialty Pharmacy infrastructure and know-how to the outstanding CareRx team, we will further strengthen the CareRx value proposition to customers, while increasing capacity and utilization at the CareRx centres by as much as three times, driving higher margins as we expand our market share in these high growth-potential markets."
Mr. Cutler added, "CareRx is a highly-respected name, based on its commitment to providing the safest medication management systems in Canada, unmatched customer service and support and the latest technologies and client-driven business processes. As a result, CareRx is an excellent fit for Centric Health and our growing Specialty Pharmacy business."
"We are extremely excited and motivated to combine forces with the exceptional team at Centric Health, a name that is known for its "Resident First" strategy and unyielding commitment to medication safety and evidence-based outcomes," said John Kwari, President of CareRx. "Becoming part of the Centric Health Specialty Pharmacy network will further enhance our clinical expertise, while enabling us to capitalize on the significant growth opportunities inherent in our business."
The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions, and is expected to close in the coming weeks.
Source : centrichealth.ca
