UnitedHealth, which is already the nation’s largest insurer and boasts a rapidly growing healthcare services arm, may be poised to grow even further through an acquisition.
The company and Vista Equity Partners are moving toward a deal to buy and split up the Advisory Board, a health and education consulting firm, according to Bloomberg.
It could be up to a month before any such deal is officially announced, the article notes, and both Vista and UnitedHealth spokesmen declined comment. The Advisory Board has been working with Goldman Sachs and Allen & Co. to seek out potential buyers since around March.
