after it was rumored to be in the game earlier this month, it should come as no great surprise that One Medical has found a new home. After a scorching public offering, the value of the US consumer health care and technology company had fallen below its IPO price, and it was a clear target for the right buyer.
But after CVS left the table, it wasn’t a healthcare facility that picked up a company’s former treasure, nor was it turned into a platform game by private equity. Instead, Amazon picked it up in a deal worth about $3.9 billion. At $18 a share, One Medical exits the public markets with a price tag higher than its IPO — sort of a win for the unprofitable company.
What should we make of the Amazon deal, though? We’ve covered the news about Marketingwithanoy, and Marketingwithanoy+ has been digging into what the smaller company could offer its new parent company, so we got together to share a few more thoughts on the matter.
From Walter Thompson, Miranda Halpern and Alex Wilhelmfollow three visions of the Amazon-One Medial transaction.
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One Medical’s CEO said Amazon’s acquisition of his company is “an opportunity to transform healthcare and improve outcomes.” But I interpreted the $3.9 billion pending purchase as a bright, blinking sign that the world’s largest retailer is not afraid of oversight or regulatory intervention. Amazon has gone beyond monetization: Right now, the company largely exists to generate additional mass.