Grace to exit healthcare with spin-off of dialysis subsidiary
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
National Medical Care, the dialysis subsidiary of specialty chemicals group WR Grace, will be spun-off to Grace shareholders. The board of Grace decided this was a better solution for the company and its shareholders than other options, including a proposed takeover bid from the head of the subsidiary or a merger with Vivra Medical, the number two behind NMC in its market.