The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has approved the sale of substantially all assets of Spheris of Franklin, TN, to speech recognition and transcription technology provider MedQuist of Mount Laurel, NJ, and its majority shareholder CBay of Annapolis, MD.
MedQuist will acquire Spheris' U.S. assets, while CBay will purchase the stock of Spheris India, a subsidiary of Spheris. The transaction price includes $98.8 million in cash and an unsecured subordinated promissory note issued by MedQuist Transcriptions for $17.5 million.
The companies expect the transaction to close this month.
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