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ConMed to acquire Buffalo Filter for $365m
ConMed (NSDQ:CNMD) said today that it inked a deal to acquire surgical smoke evacuation tech developer Buffalo Filter for $365 million. Buffalo Filter develops and produces surgical smoke evacuation technologies, including smoke evacuation pencils, smoke evacuators and laparoscopic solutions, ConMed said. Utica, N.Y.-based ConMed said that it expects to finance the transaction through a combination of […]
Shareholders approve Avista, Organogenesis tie up
Private equity firm Avista Healthcare Public Acquisition Corp. yesterday approved its merger with regenerative medicine company Organogenesis. The merger won approval yesterday at separate special meetings of shareholders for both companies, Canton, Mass.-based Organogenesis said. As part of the deal, Avista invested a total of $92 million in the combined company, Organogenesis said. Avista also […]
Del. supremes uphold Fresenius bailout on Akorn buy
Delaware’s Supreme Court ruled last week to uphold a decision by the state’s Chancery Court that Fresenius (ETR:FRE) could walk away from its $4 billion merger with Akorn (NSDQ:AKRX). The initial deal was designed to help Fresenius move into new therapeutic areas and dosage forms, including eye drugs, ear drops, nasal sprays and respiratory drugs. But Fresenius abandoned the purchase in […]
ResMed puts $225m on the table for Propeller Health
ResMed (NYSE:RMD) said today that it inked a deal to acquire Propeller Health and its digital medicine platform for $225 million in cash. Propeller Health, which sells small sensors that attach to inhalers and track medication use, will operate as a standalone business under ResMed’s respiratory care portfolio. Get the full story at our sister site, Drug Delivery […]
Judge threatens to delay or even spike $70m CVS-Aetna merger
A federal judge last week reportedly threatened to derail the already-closed $70 billion buyout of health insurer Aetna (NYSE:AET) by CVS Health (NYSE:CVS), saying he felt “kept in the dark, kind of like a mushroom.” At a normally routine hearing last week prior to approving the deal, Judge Richard Leon, of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, […]
Wishbone Medical picks up pediatric device maker Response Ortho
WishBone Medical said this week that it acquired Turkish pediatric fixation device maker Response Ortho for an undisclosed amount. Istanbul-based Response’s portfolio includes 30 pediatric orthopedic systems; WishBone had eight before the acquisition, the Warsaw, Ind.-based company said. Eighteen of the Response Ortho products are cleared or approved for the U.S. market. Wishbone said it’s opursuing […]
CVS closes $70B Aetna buy
CVS Health (NYSE:CVS) said yesterday that it closed the $70 billion buyout of health insurer Aetna (NYSE:AET). When the deal was announced in December 2017, the chief executives of CVS and Aetna said that they plan to transform CVS’s pharmacies and clinics into community-based healthcare sites, where people can access care at a more reasonable price than for a […]
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