[NEWS ARCHIVES 2008]

• The Impact of the Credit Markets and a Recessionary Economy on Merger and Acquisition Activity. Visit Market Watch Article
  (12/2008)

• Third Quarter Transaction Volume Down 23% with only Specialty Pharmacy Posting Gains. Visit Q3 2008 Perspectives

• Therapoint, an IV/SPS firm based in Kingston, PA, has been acquired.  The Braff Group provided exclusive merger & acquisition advisory services to TheraPoint.
  [12/31/2008]

• Innovative Care Pharmacy sold. They are an institutional compounding RX and IV company in Idaho! 
  [12/2008]

• St. Rita's Mercy Home Medical in Ohio, was purchased.  St. Rita's is a HME/respiratory company. 
  [12/2008]

• The Braff Group was named as a finalist for Boutique Investment Banking Firm of the Year, and for Health Care Deal of the Year, for the firm’s representation of Carmichael’s Cashway Pharmacy in its divestiture to SunLink Health Systems.  Additionally, Chuck Gaetano, Braff Group Managing Director for Home Infusion Therapy and Specialty Pharmacy, was named a finalist for Deal Maker of the Year.  
  Visit Press Release
  (12/1/2008)

• Specialty Pharmacy, Home Infusion M&A Outlook Remains Strong
  Visit Specialty Pharmacy News Article
  (11/2008)

• BeneScript Services, Inc., a pharmacy benefit management company in Norcross, GA, sold on October 16, 2008. Visit Completed Transactions
  (10/16/2008)

• Caregivers Network, Inc., an HHA in Minnetonka, MN, sold on October 7, 2008. Visit Completed Transactions
  (10/07/08)

• Freedom Healthcare, LLC, an HHA in Hackensack, New Jersey, was acquired. Visit Completed Transactions
  (10/2/08)
  

• Good Life Resources, a California provider of Specialty Pharmacy Services, was acquired.
  (9/4/2008)

• An HME company in Ohio, Specialty Medical Supply, LLC, was acquired.
  (9/4/2008)

• KMM Home Care Connection, LLC, a Private Duty Home Health Agency in Ohio, was acquired September 4, 2008.
  (9/4/2008)

• STAT Home Health Care, Inc. is a certified and private duty home health agency in Houston TX.  They were purchased on September 3, 2008.
  (9/3/2008)

• intraFUSION™, a Houston-based specialized physician practice management company, has received a strategic investment from Lake Capital to support the company’s ongoing growth plans. 
  Visit intraFUSION Press Release
  (8/1/2008)

• The Braff Group Featured In Specialty Pharmacy News on Pharma Pipeline, Walgreens Purchases Express Scripts Infusion Unit
  Visit Specialty Pharmacy News Article
  (7/2008)

• IntraFUSION™, a large Specialty Pharmacy Service in Houston, TX, closed on July 15, 2008
  Visit Completed Transactions
  (7/15/2008)

• The Braff Group releases the 2008 Mid-Year M&A Update
  View 2008 Mid-Year Update
  (7/2008)

• Dexter Braff responds to the June 4th BVWire article titled "Slee on the 'new math' of M&A" that discussed Rob Slee’s (Robertson & Foley) Midas Manager blog and Slee’s observations of a reduction in EBITDA market multiples due to constraints in the debt markets.
  View BVWire Article
  (6/2008)

• LivHOME, Inc. Acquires Continual Feast Companion Care
  Visit Press Release
  (6/23/08)

• Continual Feast Companion Care, a Home Health Agency located in Minneapolis, MN, was acquired.
  Visit Completed Transactions
  (6/2008)

• The Braff Group provided acquisitions services for Norwalk Rehabilitation Services, a certified HHA in Norwalk, CT. 
  Visit Completed Transactions
  (6/2008)

• Select Health Care Services, Inc., a Home Health Agency, servicing 18 counties in Texas was acquired.
  Visit Press Release and Completed Transactions
  (5/2008)

• Home Solutions of Falmouth Massachusetts announces acquisition of Infusion Network of the Cape and Islands
  View Press Release
  (5/2008)

• 2007 Deal Volume in all of the Home Health Sectors keeps pace with 2006.  Visit Perspectives: 2007 Year End Review
  (4/2008)

• The Braff Group Featured In Specialty Pharmacy News on Home Infusion Therapy M&A Transaction Volume
  Visit Specialty Pharmacy News Article
  (4/2008)

• The Home Infusion Therapy sector is in the midst of a run-up in transaction activity. Visit MarketWatch for article.
  (4/2008)

• Wilcox Pharmacy, an Option Care franchise, was sold.  Wilcox is a retail pharmacy and IV provider of services in Vermont.
  Visit Completed Transactions
  (4/2008)

• Carmichaels Cashway Pharmacy, Inc., a Louisiana provider of home IV, respiratory medications, enteral feeding and other retail services, was acquired.
  View Press Release
  (4/2008)

• Total Home Health, Inc., an Illinois HME provider, was acquired April 8, 2008.
  Visit Completed Transactions
  (4/2008)

• The Braff Group completed the acquisition of Home Care Connections, a certified home health agency in Texas. 
  Visit Completed Transactions
  (4/2008)

• Considerations for Benchmarking by Dexter Braff. Visit Caring Magazine News Article
  (3/2008)

• Dexter Braff of The Braff Group quoted in Home Health Line article regarding 2008 Acquisitions Market: Off and Running. Visit Home Health Line Article
  (3/2008)

• The Braff Group announces the acquisition of Extended Care Support, Inc., an Enteral Therapy company serving the Greater Bay area of San Francisco.
  Visit Completed Transactions
  (3/2008)

• Home Health and Infusion Therapy Sectors Set Transaction Volume Records in 2007. Total Transaction Volume Keeps Pace with 2006.
  Visit Transaction Volume Update
  (2/2008)

• The Braff Group Featured In Specialty Pharmacy News on M&A Activity in SP, Home Infusion.
  Visit Specialty Pharmacy News Article
  (1/2008)

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