Private equity fund manager Pamplona Capital Management plans to buy MedAssets in a cash deal valued at about $2.7 billion.
The companies say Pamplona will pay $31.35 for each MedAssets share, an offer that represents a 32 per cent premium to the $23.68 closing price on Friday of MedAssets shares.
MedAssets shares soared almost 31 per cent in premarket trading Monday.
Alpharetta, Georgia-based MedAssets Inc. helps hospitals, health systems, acute care providers and others reduce their costs and make their operations more effective. The company said earlier this year that it started a review of its business called a "business transformation and value creation plan."
The deal is expected to close in next year's first quarter.
Pamplona Capital Management manages more than $10 billion in assets across a number of funds.
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