Ebix Acquires A.D.A.M. in $66 Million Deal

The companies say they expect to become an leading health information and services exchange player post-merger.

Ebix, a vendor of on-demand and e-commerce services, has acquired A.D.A.M., which provides health information and benefits technology services. Both companies are headquartered in Atlanta.

Under the terms of the agreement, termed a merger in a release, A.D.A.M. shareholders will receive 0.3122 of Ebix common stock for each share of A.D.A.M. common stock in a tax-free reorganization; this represents a $19.06 agreed value of Ebix common stock.

Among the benefits of the combination, the companies claim they will be able to provide an end-to-end health and employee benefit software services on an SaaS-based platform integrating benefit portals, enrollment, claims adjudication, accounting, broker systems, COBRA and back-end processing.

"At a particularly challenging time for the health insurance industry, we believe that this combination vaults the combined company into a powerful role with respect to employers, brokers, carriers and health insurance organizations — together we expect to shape the health insurance industry for years to come," Robin Raina, president, CEO and chairman of the board for Ebix, says in a statement.

Ebix acquired Brazil-based MCN at the beginning of this year.

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