ELMWOOD PARK, N.J., Oct. 20 HLTH Corporation (Nasdaq: HLTH) today announced that it has completed the sale of its Porex segment to affiliates of Aurora Capital Group, a Los Angeles based private equity firm, for $142 million, which consists of $74.5 million in cash and $67.5 million in senior secured debt of Porex payable over four years. This transaction was previously announced on September 18, 2009.
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