(Bloomberg Opinion) — Not all deals are worth the risk. And yet, many management teams can’t resist the temptation to try building larger empires through big, pricey acquisitions — even ones that might lead them off track. This appears to be the case with the latest proposed merger between two leading digital-health providers.Early Wednesday, Teladoc Health Inc. said it was acquiring Livongo Health Inc. for about $18.5 billion. Livongo shareholders will get 0.592 share of Teladoc stock for each share they own plus $11.33 in cash, resulting in 42% ownership of the combined company. The transaction is expected to be …read more
Source:: Yahoo Finance
