Covidien is back in the news this week with its announcement of the acquisition of Israeli pulmonology company superDimension Ltd.
Acquisitions and mergers
Sanofi Adds LeGoo® To Its Biosurgery Portfolio With Pluromed Acquisition
Sanofi’s acquisition trail continues with announcement that it is to buy US company Pluromed, developer of LeGoo® polymer for temporary endovascular occlusion.
Boston Acquires Cameron’s Leadless ICD In Potential Billion Dollar Deal
How much!? Boston Scientific must have done the maths in their decision to acquire Cameron Health and its leadless ICD device for what may end up being $1.35Bn dependent on reaching milestones over the next several years.
Molnlycke Acquires Burn And Wound Care Business From Brennen Medical
Molnlycke US acquires burns and wound care assets of Brennen Medical.
Orchid Orthopaedic Solutions Acquires Sandvik
Orchid Orthopaedic Solutions has acquired Sandvik Medical Solutions in a deal the details of which are as yet unannounced.
Baxter Completes Acquisition Of Synovis
Baxter’s previously advertised agreement to buy Synovis has now been consummated with the approval of Synovis’ shareholders.
AngioDynamics Gains Scale And Technology With Navilyst Acquisition.
Vascular specialist AngioDynamics, has announced it has agreed to acquire Navilyst Medical in a transaction valued at $372 million.
Zimmer First To Acquire In 2012 With Synvasive Take-over.
Synvasive’s eLIBRA® knee balancing system will shortly be available from Zimmer following the recently announced acquisition.
Bard’s Lutonix Acquisition Fuels Race For First FDA Approved Drug-Coated PTA Balloon
C. R. Bard, Inc’s acquisition of Lutonix, Inc will position it well to be the first company to gain FDA clearance for a drug coated PTA balloon in what is estimated could be a $1Bn market.
Baxter To Acquire Synovis
Baxter International Inc. and Synovis Life Technologies, Inc. have announced a definitive agreement for Baxter to acquire Synovis, a leading provider of biological and mechanical products for soft tissue repair used in a variety of surgical procedures.
AMS Announces Acquisition of Resorba
UK Company AMS Group PLC has announced the proposed acquisition of RESORBA, a long established wound care and wound closure business headquartered in Germany.
Covidien acquires Barrett’s Oesophagus Treatment Company BÂRRX Medical
BÂRRX Medical Inc., a leader in developing minimally invasive medical devices to remove precancerous tissue from the gastrointestinal tract, has announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to be acquired by Covidien.
Love/Hate Relationship With Olympus For Japanese Clinicians
We summarise the sense of betrayal among Japanese Doctors who love Olympus but hate what it is being reported as doing.
Eu Commission to investigate proposed J&J acquisition of Synthes
The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation under the EU Merger Regulation into the planned acquisition of Synthes Inc. by Johnson and Johnson, both US companies active in the area of orthopaedic medical devices.
Now Olympus’ Chairman and President Kikukawa Quits
Olympus Chairman and President Tsuyoshi Kikukawa has quit after allegations over acquisitions wiped out more than half the company’s market value in two weeks.
C.R. Bard announces acquisition of Medivance for $250 Million
C. R. Bard, Inc. has announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Medivance, Inc. for a purchase price of approximately $250 million.