Mergers & Acquisitions
Shire ditches troubled Dermagraft skin substitute
Johnson & Johnson’s ortho-clinical diagnostics goes to Carlyle for $4.15B
China wants concessions in Thermo Fisher’s $13.6B Life Tech deal
Endo Health to deal HealthTronics for up to $130M
Endo Health Solutions (NSDQ:ENDP) said it’s selling its HealthTronics urology business to Altaris Capital Partners for up to $130 million, including milestones.
Covidien closes $235M divestiture of Confluent to Integra LifeSciences
Cantel boosts sterility business with Sterilator acquisition
Cantel Medical (NYSE:CMN) acquired Sterilator Co. for an undisclosed sum through its Crosstex subsidiary, the companies announced this month.
Sterilator manufactures biological indicators and supplies for sterility assurance products. Cantel Hauppauge, N.Y.-based Crosstex focuses on sterility assurance products and was bought out by Cantel in 2005.
Covidien CEO: Emerging markets a priority
Wright Medical closes $290M OrthoRecon sale
Globus Medical gets into robotic surgery with Excelsius Surgical acquisition
Carl Zeiss expands lens portfolio with $70M Aaren Scientific buy
Optical lenses maker Carl Zeiss Meditec (ETR:AFX) paid $70 million to acquire 100% of the assets of intraocular lens manufacturer Aaren Scientific, the companies announced this week.