ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Schroder Investment Management Group increased its stake in Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates by 11.6 percent during the third quarter of fiscal year 2016, according to Community Financial News.

Here are 30 updates for ASC leaders to note from the month of December.

Deerfield, Ill.-based Surgical Care Affiliates CEO and Chairman Andrew Hayek will present on the company's earning guidance for 2017, according to Managed Care.

Mizuho analysts downgraded Nashville, Tenn.-based AmSurg shares from a "buy" to a "neutral" rating, according to Daily Quint.

The VMG Health 2016 Intellimarker Multi-Specialty ASC Study outlines an EBITDA margin analysis for ambulatory surgery centers.

Dallas-based Methodist Center for Diagnostic Imaging opened an outpatient imaging center in southeast Tarrant County, Texas.

Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System is weighing its options concerning building a new outpatient facility in Valrico, Fla., according to Tampa Bay Business Journal.

Cincinnati-based The Christ Hospital Health Network is awaiting certificate-of-need approval from state legislators to build its ASC in Fort Mitchell, Ky., according to Cincinatt!.com.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Surgery Partners shares increased 8.42 percent on Dec. 21, 2016, according to equities.com.

Here are four updates from the past week.