Christopher May~~Eli Hunt~~Ana Sanchez~~Braxton Duhon~~Christine Robb~~Marcy Geller~~Andrew Blau~~Laura Gallo~~Matias Botto~~Vanessa Burrows~~Dennis Loiacono~~Lori Lesser~~Alysha Sekhon~~Christopher Brown~~Tina Zheng
January 24, 2026
Cardinal Health to Merge its Outcomes™ Business into Transaction Data Systems

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- Simpson Thacher is advising Transaction Data Systems, Inc
- (TDS) in the announced merger of the Outcomes business of Cardinal Health into TDS
- TDS provides technology solutions and pharmacy management systems, while Outcomes offers patient engagement, clinical care, workflow, and financial solutions through its OutcomesOne platform
- The legal team from Simpson Thacher covers areas including M&A, tax, executive compensation, healthcare, real estate, intellectual property, and banking and credit.
Simpson Thacher is representing Transaction Data Systems, Inc. (“TDS”) in the announced merger of the Outcomes™ business of Cardinal Health into TDS.~~TDS provides innovative patient-centric technology solutions and pharmacy management systems to the pharmacy industry. Through its OutcomesOne™ platform, Outcomes offers a portfolio of patient engagement, clinical care, workflow and financial solutions.~~The Simpson Thacher team includes Chris May, Eli Hunt, Ana Sanchez, Braxton Duhon and Christine Robb (M&A); Marcy Geller and William Smolinski (Tax); Andrew Blau, Laura Gallo, Charles Pfeifer and Matias Botto (Executive Compensation & Employee Benefits); Vanessa Burrows and Nawa Lodin (Healthcare); Dennis Loiacono (Real Estate); Lori Lesser, Alysha Sekhon and Mark Natividad (Intellectual Property); and Christopher Brown, Noah DeBlasi and Tina Zheng (Banking & Credit).
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Christopher May~~Eli Hunt~~Ana Sanchez~~Braxton Duhon~~Christine Robb~~Marcy Geller~~Andrew Blau~~Laura Gallo~~Matias Botto~~Vanessa Burrows~~Dennis Loiacono~~Lori Lesser~~Alysha Sekhon~~Christopher Brown~~Tina Zheng
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