Market Chatter: TPG, UnitedHealth Among Bidders to Buy Surgery Partners

01:21 PM EDT, 08/23/2024 (MT Newswires) -- TPG (TPG) and UnitedHealth Group (UNH) have separately shown initial interest in buying Surgery Partners (SGRY), Bloomberg News reported Friday, citing people with knowledge of the matter.

The companies join private equity firms and other interested strategic bidders. Surgery Partners currently has a market value of $3.9 billion, the report added.

TPG, UnitedHealth Group, and Surgery Partners didn't immediately reply to MT Newswires' request for comments.

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