ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

The Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency is considering certificate-of-need applications for two ASCs, according to Lexology.

Mergers and acquisitions are increasing, largely due to strategic imperatives, according to a Kaufman Hall analysis, according to Healthcare Finance News.

United Surgical Partners International entered into a partnership with Santa Barbara (Calif.) Surgery Center Oct. 1, Noozhawk reports.

Surgical Care Affiliates made an equity investment in Brandon (Fla.) Ambulatory Surgery Center.

Fairfax, Va.-based George Mason University found repealing North Carolina's certificate-of-need law would generate savings and boost quality for residents.

Medical Facilities Corp. shares fell 8.12 percent Oct. 16, according to equities.com.

Here are five updates on ASC management companies:

Charleston-based Medical University of South Carolina is transforming a former J.C. Penney building into an outpatient clinic, according to Post and Courier.

Allegany Associates, the owners of Johnson City, N.Y.-based Southern Tier Surgery Center filed plans with the New York Department of Health to build an ASC in Olean, N.Y., Buffalo Business First reports.

Here is how four major, publicly traded ASC chains fared in the stock market for the week of Oct. 9 to Oct. 13.