Humana, private equity firms reportedly in talks to buy Kindred Healthcare

Humana Inc. and two private equity firms are in advanced talks to acquire Kindred Healthcare Inc., The Wall Street Journal reports. If the deal is completed, Louisville, Kentucky-based Kindred (NYSE: KND) would be split up, according to the report. The private equity firms — Welsh Carson Anderson& Stowe and TPG — would take over Kindred's facility-focused business, which includes long-term acute-care hospitals and rehabilitation centers. Louisville-based Humana (NYSE: HUM) and the private…
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