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Mergers and Acquisitions
Integra LifeSciences Completes TEI Acquisition
Bolting on TEI will enhance Integra’s position and allow it to expand into attractive adjacent markets
St. Jude Medical to Acquire Thoratec
In what St. Jude hopes will be a happy marriage, it will acquire the heart assist device company in an all cash transaction that represents a significant premium
Edwards Lifesciences to Acquire CardiAQ™
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation is to acquire privately held CardiAQ™ Valve Technologies, Inc., developer of a transcatheter mitral valve replacement system.
Zimmer and Biomet Deal Done
It’s taken a while, but now the $14 Billion acquisition is final
Smith & Nephew Buys Software to Help its Syncera™ Customers
Going rep-less is fine as long as you plug the gap with clever software to provide customer with procedure-management guidance
St. Jude Medical Completes Acquisition of Spinal Modulation, Inc.
Try Turns to Buy as St. Jude slots Spinal Modulation’s Axium into its chronic pain portfolio
Zimmer/Biomet EU Lines Divested to Lima to Satisfy Merger Conditions
Italian company acquires Zimmer Uni Knee and Biomet Discovery Elbow System within European Economic Area
Eye Disease Company Looks to China with New Partnership
BioLight Life Sciences is to enter a strategic partnership that will significantly advance its prospects in the Chinese market
Orthofix Gains Option to Acquire eNeura and its Migraine Pain Treatment Device
eNeura’s SpringTMS® is the first such device to gain FDA clearance for migraine pain
European Clearance for Zimmer/Biomet Deal
It’s taken nearly a year, but the EU cogs have now whirred enough, so the deal is cleared, subject to a commitment to divestitures
J&J Sells Cordis to Cardinal Health
Deal worth $1.944 billion in cash will be accretive for Cardinal within two years
Ambitious Plans for Sorin/Cyberonics Following Merger
Sorin and Cyberonics Inc. are to merge, creating a new entity that they expect will be a major player in its combined fields
DePuy Synthes Builds Mitek Sports Med Line with Camera Systems Buy
Mitek Sports Medicine will see its portfolio strengthened following the acquisition of low cost camera maker Olive Medical for an undisclosed fee
Deal Done: Medtronic and Covidien Are One
Medtronic plc says that it has successfully completed the previously announced acquisition of Covidien plc
Exactech Brings Personalized Surgery Capability In-House
Joint specialist Exactech, Inc., is to acquire French technology company BlueOrtho SAS in a move that will bring so-called personalized surgery in house.