ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Here are four gastroenterology-focused ASCs or facilities that were newly announced or opened in October.

Zacks downgraded Surgery Partners shares from a "hold" to a "strong sell" Nov. 18, according to True Blue Tribune.

Egg Harbor Township (N.J.) officials gave Egg Harbor Township-based AtlantiCare Health Park approval to construct a new two-story building, according to Shore News Today.

Here are five updates on ASC management companies to note.

Here is how four major, publicly traded ASC chains fared in the stock market for the week of Nov. 13 to Nov. 17.

Flagship Healthcare Properties, a real estate firm based in Charlotte, N.C., bought the building housing Holly (N.C.) Springs Surgery Center, according to Triangle Business Journal.

Royal Bank of Canada reduced Medical Facilities Corp.'s price target from $14 to $13, according to Stock News Times.

Varsity Healthcare Partners closed the recapitalization of Gainesville, Fla.-based The Orthopaedic Institute.

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health received the first required approval to acquire a 40 percent stake in Orchard Park, N.Y.-based Sterling Surgical Center, according to Buffalo Business First.

Orlando, Fla.-based The Center for Reproductive Medicine opened a 16,000-square-foot office, which houses the Orlando Ambulatory Surgery Center.