Premier, Inc. is an American healthcare company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, and listed on the Nasdaq. Initially, it was a hospital buying group, pooling healthcare purchases to reduce prices. Premier became a public company via an initial public offering in September 2013, raising $760 million. In 2019, two years after acquiring Stanson Health for $51.5 million, it bought the healthcare technology firm Medpricer for $35 million. In 2020, Premier partnered with McLaren Health Care to acquire a minority stake in Prestige Ameritech, a manufacturer of personal protective equipment. The following year, Michael J Alkire was appointed as the CEO of the company. In 2025, the company agreed to be taken private by an affiliate of Patient Square Capital, an investment management firm, in a $2.6 billion deal. The transaction was completed on November 25, 2025. Wikipedia