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Haemonetics acquires Enicor
Haemonetics (NYSE:HAE) announced that it acquired next-generation whole blood coagulation testing system developer Enicor GmbH for an undisclosed amount. Munich, Germany-based Enicor develops the ClotPro system designed for viscoelastic diagnostics touted to offer more assays than any other hemostasis analyzer on the market. Haemonetics said in a news release that ClotPro is set to be coupled […]
OrthoPediatrics acquires ApiFix
OrthoPediatrics announced that it completed the acquisition of ApiFix for $2 million in cash and nearly 1 million shares of OrthoPediatrics’ common stock. Warsaw, Ind.–based OrthoPediatrics’ purchase includes the cash, 934,768 shares of common stock and milestone payments and an earnout over four years. Israel- and Boston-based ApiFix develops a minimally invasive deformity correction (MID-C) […]
GE closes $20b sale of BioPharma to Danaher
General Electric (NYSE:GE) announced that it completed the sale of its BioPharma business to Danaher (NYSE:DHR) for net proceeds totaling approximately $20 billion. Boston-based GE said in a news release that, under the agreeement, it received a total consideration worth $21.4 billion, with $21 billion in cash along with Danaher’s assumption of certain pension liabilities. After accounting for […]
Medtronic responds to NY Times story about failed ventilator contract
Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) is providing additional facts in response to a New York Times report detailing an acquisition by Covidien that allegedly changed the course of a government contract designed to increase ventilator supply, now a major problem amid the coronavirus pandemic. Medtronic bought Covidien for $50 billion in 2015 — years after the events described in the […]
Orthofix completes acquisition of Fitbone limb lengthening system
Orthofix (NSDQ:OFIX) this week said it completed its acquisition of the Fitbone intramedullary lengthening system. Fitbone is designed to lengthen the femur and tibia bones. The acquisition also includes other potential applications of the technology that are in development, including FitSpine for fusion less surgery to treat scoliosis. The system is implanted in the bone […]
European Commission scrutinizes J&J TachoSil buy
The European Commission said Wednesday that it has opened an in-depth investigation of the proposed $400 million acquisition of Takeda Pharmaceutical’s (TSE:4502;NYSE:TAK) TachoSil surgical sealant patch by Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ). The commission said it is concerned that the acquisition by J&J’s Ethicon unit may reduce competition and innovation for the supply of dual haemostatic patches, used […]
Thermo Fisher lines up financing for Qiagen buy
Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO) confirmed in a prospectus supplement that it is in part financing its $11.5 billion purchase of Qiagen (NYSE:QGEN) with an offering worth $2.2 billion. The offering includes $1.1 billion in 4.133% senior notes due in 2025 and another $1.1 billion in 4.497% senior notes due in 2030. Thermo Fisher said in its prospectus […]
