Shield HealthCare has sold a majority interest to Henry Schein

Shield Healthcare has sold of a majority ownership position to Henry Schein, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSIC), the world’s largest provider of healthcare solutions to office-based dental and medical practitioners.

Founded in 1957 and headquartered in Valencia, California, Shield is one of the largest independent value-added distributors of essential medical supplies for patients and caregivers managing care in the home. The company’s diversified product catalog includes durable and consumable medical products for a wide range of patient diagnoses, including incontinence, enteral nutrition, ostomy, urology and advanced wound care. Shield operates across a nationwide footprint to provide superior solutions centered around improving patient outcomes and providing exceptional customer service and patient satisfaction.

Henry Schein is a solutions company for healthcare professionals powered by a network of people and technology. With approximately 24,000 members worldwide, the company’s network of trusted advisors provides more than one million customers globally with more than 300 valued solutions that help improve operational success and clinical outcomes. Its business, clinical, technology and supply chain solutions help office-based dental and medical practitioners work more efficiently so they can provide quality care more effectively. These solutions also support dental laboratories, government and institutional healthcare clinics, as well as other alternate care sites.

Oaklins Intrepid in Los Angeles acted as the exclusive sell-side advisor in this transaction.