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A Look at Due Diligence in Ambulatory Care Center Transactions

With mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in ambulatory care increasing over the last year

Dallas, Texas, July 05, 2014 – With mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in ambulatory care increasing over the last year, the significance of doing the right due diligence for a practice cannot be over-emphasized.

In an article published on The Ambulatory M&A Advisor, healthcare attorneys and consultants give insight into the financial, legal and clinical aspects of due diligence and the best ways to approach each.

Experts Michael Schaff, attorney and chair of the Corporate & Health Care Departments at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, Bill Horton, an Alabama-based partner and health care attorney with the Jones Walker law firm, and Roger Strode, a partner and health care attorney with the Chicago office of Foley & Lardner, LLP, all give advice for those seeking information about these areas of due diligence.

Schaff’s advice for potential sellers: “Before you negotiate a price, do appropriate due diligence on yourself so you are prepared for what the buyers will ask and you know where your ‘skeletons’ may be. Sometimes smaller companies don’t have the internal resources to dot every ‘i’ or cross every ‘t’. There are many potential traps for the unwary, and surprises pop up in the middle of the process” which can result in a buyer reducing his offered price.

The Ambulatory M&A Advisor is an online publication that features articles covering business, legal and transactional updates and insights around ambulatory care center deal making. To read this article and others like it, visit the publication at www.ambulatoryadvisor.com.

Contact:
Blayne Rush, MHP, MBA
Ambulatory Alliances, LLC
18181 Midway Rd Ste 200
Dallas, Texas 75287
469-385-7792
Blayne@AmbulatoryAlliances.com
http://www.ambulatoryadvisor.com

Jeff Swearingen Weighs in on Consolidation in Anesthesiology Practices

Anesthesiology practices have entered into a growing trend of consolidation.

Dallas, Texas, April 13, 2014 – Anesthesiology practices have entered into a growing trend of consolidation. With more than 25 acquisitions of such practices within the last two years, this is a development that can be expected to continue.

Contributor for The Ambulatory M&A Advisor Jeff Swearingen explores this activity in For Anesthesiology Practice Groups, Consolidation is Here. Using current data and his own experience, he outlines the development and continuation of this trend.

“While the Affordable Care Act (ACA) remains controversial, its impact on the delivery of healthcare services is significant and growing,” Swearingen explains. “Hospital administrators are responding by seeking to implement strategies that increase revenue or cut costs, while improving the quality and efficiency of the care that patients receive. This is having a major impact on the hospital business model and hospitals’ relationships with the hospital-based physician specialties, with anesthesiology at the forefront of these changes.”

The Ambulatory M&A Advisor features this and other articles pertaining to the most up-to-date and relevant M&A transaction related news affecting the Ambulatory Care Center industry. With contributions from industry healthcare lawyers, healthcare investment bankers, ambulatory center valuations professionals and owners operators and on-staff writer, the Advisor is bringing a new level of readily available information.

Visit www.ambulatoryadvisor.com to read this and other articles.

Contact:
Blayne Rush
The Ambulatory M&A Advisor
18181 Midway Rd Ste 200
Dallas, Texas 75287
469-385-7792
publisher@AmbulatoryAdvisor.com
http://www.Ambulatoryadvisor.com

Yamgo appoints two new directors to help with global expansion of mobile TV advertising platform

Mobile TV network Yamgo has appointed two new non-executive directors to its Board to help accelerate its
expansion and the development of its advertising platform. Experienced mobile entertainment executive Dave
Moreau and former Ernst & Young Managing Partner Trevor Denny join with immediate effect.
The Yamgo TV network streams live TV to mobile devices worldwide using 2.5G, 3G and Wi-Fi connections,
with an extensive line-up of Asian based entertainment channels, music, sport, movies, entertainment and news
channels.
Yamgo is available through mobile web, web and applications on multiple mobile OS including Android,
Apple, Blackberry and Symbian and more.
Dave Moreau is currently Chief Operating Officer of Livewire Mobile, Inc. Livewire provides digital
entertainment services, focused mainly on music, through Mobile Network Operators, OEMs and media
companies worldwide.
A journalist, he previously founded FoneStarz and was its CEO for eight years, successfully raising private
equity financing from Primary Capital Limited and taking it to exit when it was sold to Livewire in December
2010.
At Livewire he is responsible for product development, marketing, content, publishing and assisting with sales
and business development to customers around the world.
“Yamgo is a brilliantly run company with a focused, energetic and talented CEO in Ian Mullins,” said Dave
Moreau. “I am delighted to be joining the board as a non-executive director.”
Trevor Denny also joins Yamgo as a non-executive director, bringing his considerable financial experience to
the Board. Trevor is a Chartered Accountant who has held numerous senior management positions with Ernst &
Young during his successful career.
Trevor was Managing Partner of four E&Y offices and for over ten years was National Head of Audit for the
UK and Ireland, where he was responsible for running a £300m business with 2,000 staff.
For three years he was part of the Audit and Advisory strategy and policy setting board for Europe, Middle East,
India and Africa and had specific responsibility for running an offshore audit centre of 150 staff in India.
“I hope my experience and enthusiasm for Yamgo will help the CEO and his team with its growth plans across
Europe, India and beyond,” said Trevor.
Yamgo CEO Ian Mullins commented, “I am delighted to welcome Trevor Denny and Dave Moreau as Yamgo
Directors. Trevor is an expert in international business strategy and brings a wealth of experience from the
financial sector. Dave has a strong track record and considerable experience in the mobile industry and is well
versed in digital content services and mobile distribution. I am very pleased to have added two such high profile
appointments to the Yamgo Board.”