Good news if you’re not a veggie lover. A top doc in the UK says you only need to eat one. Buzz60's Sean Dowling has more. Buzz60 Private equity firm KKR will convert Envision Healthcare into a private company after reaching a deal to acquire the medical services provider. KKR announced Monday that it would pay about $5.6 billion for Nashville-based Envision, continuing a health care assets buying spree. The company will also assume several billion dollars in Envision debt. The move comes...

A prominent biomedical ethics expert says that in 20 to 40 years, many prospective parents may choose from dozens of embryos to become their babies and would be provided with genetic information about each embryo to help make the choice. (April 18) AP KKR is reportedly close to announcing a deal to buy Envision Healthcare as the private equity firm continues its health-care acquisition spree. The KKR deal for Envision is expected to be publicized Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported...

French insurance giant AXA has reached a deal to acquire XL Group for about $15.3 billion. XL Group, which provides property and casualty commercial insurance, reinsurance and other financial services, employs about 7,400 people worldwide and has executive headquarters in Stamford, Conn. "The future AXA will see its profile significantly rebalanced towards insurance risks and away from financial risks," AXA CEO Thomas Buberl said in a statement. "XL Group has the right geographical footprint,...

Online health information provider WebMD will sell itself to a private-equity firm and go private several months after announcing plans to consider a deal. A subsidiary of private-equity firm KKR will pay $2.8 billion to acquire WebMD, which has become a popular source of material about physical ailments, treatments and recovery. KKR-owned Internet Brands, which is making the acquisition, has several consumer health sites, including eHealthForum.com, HealthBoards.com and DentalPlans.com. The...

Office products retailer Staples is negotiating a deal to potentially sell itself to a private-equity firm after its previously arranged tie-up with rival Office Depot collapsed, according to a Reuters report. New York-based Sycamore Partners is reportedly weighing a deal to acquire Staples for more than $6 billion, the newswire reported. Any such deal would convert Staples from a publicly traded company into a private venture, potentially providing the runway necessary to transform the...