Owens and Minor

Owens & Minor Inc. will acquire home healthcare equipment company Apria for $37.50 per share, representing an equity value of approximately $1.45 billion.

Owens & Minor increased N95 production over 1000% at three Americas locations including Del Rio, Texas and Lexington, N.C., and increased surgical mask production nearly 100% through investment in Acuña, Mexico. Face shield production increased over 600% and a new meltblown fabric line was added in Lexington, N.C.

Owens & Minor signed a five-year medical and surgical supply distribution agreement with Scripps Health, covering five acute-care hospital campuses.

The Defense Logistics Agency awarded a $1.13 billion IDIQ contract to Owens and Minor Distribution for medical surgical products. Work will occur at various U.S. locations through Dec. 6, 2019.