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ASC Transactions & Valuation Issues

Cantor Fitzgerald has raised their AmSurg stock price target from $42 to $55 per share, according to a report by The Street.

Summit Orthopaedics in Woodbury, Minn., has opened a 68,000-square-foot orthopedic surgery center with 23-hour stay capability, according to a Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal report.

Buffalo Surgery Center in Amherst, N.Y., has filed plans with the state department of health for a $1.2 million, 35,000-square-foot facility located next to its existing building on the Excelsior Orthopaedics Campus, according to a Buffalo Business First report.

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Health insurer Highmark plans to invest $25 million for an ambulatory surgery center in Bethel Park, Pa., according to a Pittsburgh Business Times report.

Christopher Holden, CEO of AmSurg, has sold 3,000 shares of company stock, according to WKRB News & Analysis report. David Manning, executive vice president of AmSurg, has sold 23,500 shares of company stock, according to a Mideast Times report.

Nearly a third of ambulatory surgery center companies, 29 percent, prefer majority ownership in their centers with a hospital partner, according to VMG Health's 2011 ASC ValueDriver Survey. Here are seven things to know about ASC company ownership preference and…

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