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HeartWare spikes Valtech Cardio deal, settles proxy war

January 28, 2016 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

HeartWare International (NSDQ:HTWR) today backed out of its acquisition of Israeli replacement heart valve maker Valtech Cardio and settled a proxy war with activist investor Engaged Capital. “HeartWare’s decision last fall to acquire Valtech represented a unique opportunity to bring together 2 complementary portfolios for substantial, high-growth markets and create a broad technology pipeline for the treatment of […]

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, Structural Heart, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Engaged Capital, HeartWare International Inc.

Prospects for proxy war heat up at HeartWare

January 19, 2016 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

HeartWare International (NSDQ:HTWR) is facing another potential proxy battle after a 2nd activist investor firm took out a stake in the implantable heart pump maker. Last month Engaged Capital, which owns about 1.3% of Framingham, Mass.-based HeartWare, said it’s prepared to launch a proxy war over the proposed acquisition of Israeli replacement heart valve maker Valtech Cardio. Engaged […]

Filed Under: Cardiovascular, Structural Heart, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Engaged Capital, HeartWare International Inc., Hudson Executive Capital

Activist investor fights HeartWare’s $766m Valtech buy

October 5, 2015 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Activist investor Engaged Capital, a recent backer of HeartWare International (NSDQ:HTWR), is trying to block the implantable heart pump maker’s $766 million buyout of Valtech Cardio. The deal for Valtech calls for an up-front payment of 4.4 million shares of HeartWare stock, plus potential milestones of 800,000 shares when Valtech’s Cardioband annuloplasty device wins CE Mark approval in […]

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, Structural Heart, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Engaged Capital, HeartWare International Inc., Valtech Cardio

Analyst says BSX may take CRM lead | Medtech Wall Street news for the week of September 29, 2014

October 2, 2014 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

Analyst: Boston Scientific could take CRM lead

September 25, 2014 by Alexander Soule

Filed Under: Food & Drug Administration (FDA), News Well, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Alimera Sciences, Boston Scientific, Echo Therapeutics Inc., Engaged Capital, Leerink Partners, Orthofix, pSivida Corp., stjudemedical, Volcano Corp.

Activist investor erupts at Volcano

September 30, 2014 By Alex Soule Leave a Comment

Activist investor erupts at Volcano

Filed Under: Cardiovascular, News Well, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Engaged Capital, Volcano Corp.

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