HCA Reports Earnings, Giant Dividend for PE Owners

Hospital operator HCA today reported $7.61 billion in Q4 revenue, up 4.7% from $7.27 billion of revenue in the fourth quarter of 2008. It also announced a $1.75 billion dividend for its shareholders. The company was taken private in 2006 for around $31 billion, by Bain Capital, KKR and Merrill Lynch Private Equity.

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