Article: Forstmann Little to acquire Community Health Systems, leading provider of healthcare services in non-urban areas, for $1.37 billion.

NEW YORK and NASHVILLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 10, 1996--Forstmann Little & Co. and Community Health Systems, Inc.(NYSE:CYH), a leading provider of healthcare services in non-urban areas, today announced they have signed a definitive agreement for Forstmann Little to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Community Health Systems for $52 per share in cash.

The total value of the transaction is approximately $1.37 billion, including assumed and refinanced debt.

Forstmann Little will invest $1 billion of its own capital and Chase Manhattan Corp. has agreed to provide $900 million of bank financing. After all shares are purchased and debt refinanced, this ...

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