Atos acquires Anthelio Healthcare for $ 275 million

Atos, a global leader in digital services, has acquired Anthelio Healthcare Solutions (Anthelio), the largest independent provider of healthcare technology solutions in North America, from its shareholders - Actis from McLaren Health Care Corporation - for an enterprise value of $ 275 million. Actis, a majority shareholder in Anthelio since November 2010, is a leading London-based growth markets investment firm, while McLaren Health Care Corporation is a leading fully integrated health network and the largest customer of Anthelio. 

This acquisition uniquely positions Atos to reach a broader customer base in the US healthcare market by strengthening the scale and scope of its services. The combined organisation will support Atos customer’s need to better optimise financial performance, improve the patient care experience, engage patients through state-of-the-art applications and address the increasing demands of security, risk and compliance.

Anthelio generates about $ 200 million of annual revenue growing at 8 percent. Thanks to strong revenue synergies, the Group expects the newly formed US healthcare practice to reach double digit organic growth in 2018. 

“With their strong and loyal customer base and our combined commitment to providing a world-class customer experience, our ambition with Anthelio is to reinforce our Healthcare footprint in the US and to become the leader in digital healthcare solutions. I am pleased that Asif Ahmad, a recognised leader in the healthcare technology sector, currently CEO of Anthelio Healthcare Solutions, will lead our newly formed healthcare practice in the US,” said Michel-Alain Proch, group senior executive vice president and CEO North American Operations, Atos.

Anthelio is recognised by Black Book for its outsourcing services in both HIM (Health Information Management) and IT Infrastructure, and also brings more than 1,700 healthcare professionals to Atos, of which 1,300 are in the US and 400 in India.

With strong reputation and quality-driven culture coupled with Atos’ proven healthcare digital transformation solutions, this acquisition will provide customers with expanded technology offerings that provide sustainable value in today’s evolving healthcare environment. 

Atos SE is a leader in digital services with pro forma annual revenue of about Euro 12 billion and 100,000 employees in 72 countries. Serving a global client base, the group provides consulting & systems integration services, managed services & BPO, cloud operations, big data & cybersecurity solutions, as well as transactional services through Worldline, the European leader in the payments and transactional services industry.