Mergers & Acquisitions
Mako Surgical preps $40M public offering | Wall Street Beat
Mako Surgical (NSDQ:MAKO) said it’s planning to sell some 3 million shares of its own stock in an offering worth about $40 million.*
Nihon Kohden grabs Defibtech | Wall Street Beat
Acquisition: GE Healthcare acquires U-Systems’ breast ultrasound screening technology
Healthcare giant GE Healthcare (NYSE:GE) acquired U-Systems and with it the 1st FDA-approved ultrasound-based dense-tissue mammogram adjunct, the Somo•v automated breast ultrasound.
KCI carves out TSS bedmaking biz to Getinge for $275M | Wall Street Beat
Kinetic Concepts said it’s closed the sale of its Therapeutic Support Systems business to Swedish medical device company Getinge (PINK:GETI B) for $275 million.
UPDATE: Vessix in hand, Boston Scientific targets Medtronic in high blood pressure market
UPDATE: Boston Scientific gets in the high blood pressure game with $425M Vessix deal
UPDATED Nov. 8, 2012, 11:15 a.m. with additional comments from Boston Scientific
Medtronic closes $816M buyout of China Kanghui Holdings
Merit Medical posts record profit with a Street-beating Q3
Medical devices maker Merit Medical (NSDQ:MMSI) posted a Wall Street-beating net income for its 3rd quarter, contributing to 9-month earnings higher than the company’s ever had before.
McKesson to pay $2B for PSS World Medical | Wall Street Beat
McKesson (NYSE:MCK) agreed to pay $29 per share for PSS World Medical (NSDQ:PSSI) and its medical supplies business in a deal worth $2.1 billion.