New York, April 16, 2007 – LAWFUEL – The Law Newswire – Universal Hospital Services, Inc. (UHS), a leading provider of medical equipment lifecycle services, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Bear Stearns Merchant Banking, the private equity affiliate of The Bear Stearns Companies, Inc., for approximately $712 million. UHS is currently owned by the private equity firms J. W. Childs Associates and The Halifax Group and by UHS management.
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