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European Commission

Clock starts on tightened EU medical device regulations

May 5, 2017 By Brad Perriello

The clock started ticking today on tighter new regulations for the medical device and in vitro diagnostic industries in Europe when the European Commission published the new rules. The regulations, approved last month by the European Parliament, include stronger post-market surveillance rules and adding a safety check for high-risk devices. The new EU rules, which also mandate […]

Filed Under: Regulatory/Compliance Tagged With: European Commission

European anti-trust regulators grant conditional approval for Abbott’s $25B St. Jude Medical buy

November 28, 2016 By Brad Perriello

Anti-trust regulators in the European Union last week granted conditional approval for the $25 billion merger of Abbott (NYSE:ABT) and St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ). The European Commission’s decision on the deal requires the divestiture of a pair of device lines: St. Jude must deal its Angio-Seal and Femoseal vascular closure assets, including a manufacturing plant in Puerto Rico, and […]

Filed Under: Cardiovascular, Mergers & Acquisitions, Vascular, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Abbott, European Commission, stjudemedical

Report: EU regulators poised to OK Abbott’s $25B St. Jude Medical acquisition

November 16, 2016 By Brad Perriello

Antitrust regulators in the European Union are reportedly poised to give conditional clearance to the $25 billion merger of Abbott (NYSE:ABT) and St. Jude Medical (NYSE:STJ). The European Commission has until next week to make its decision on the deal, after the companies earlier this month made concessions designed to assuage the commission’s monopoly fears. Abbott and St. Jude agreed last […]

Filed Under: Cardiovascular, Mergers & Acquisitions, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Abbott, European Commission, stjudemedical

MDT buys hearing aid maker Sophono | The week in medtech M&A

April 1, 2015 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

Medtronic buys hearing aid maker Sophono

March 26, 2015 by Brad Perriello

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: Biomet, Cogentix Medical, EP Vantage, European Commission, Evaluate Ltd., Go Scale Capital, Philips, Sophono, Uroplasty Inc., Vision-Sciences Inc., Zimmer Biomet

European regulators OK $13B Zimmer-Biomet deal

March 30, 2015 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

European regulators OK $13B Zimmer-Biomet deal

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well, Orthopedics Tagged With: Anti-Trust, Biomet, European Commission, Zimmer Biomet

ZMH set to acquire EU approval for $13B Biomet deal | The week in medtech M&A

March 25, 2015 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

Report: EU to clear Zimmer's $13B Biomet deal

March 18, 2015 by MassDevice

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: Actavis, Allergan, Bain Capital, Biomet, CVC Capital Partners, European Commission, GSR Ventures, Heraeus Kulzer GmbH, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co, Lattice Power, M.H. Carnegie, NeoMetrics, Philips, Simplify Medical, Temasek, Zimmer Biomet

Report: EU to clear Zimmer’s $13B Biomet deal

March 18, 2015 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

Report: EU to clear Zimmer's $13B Biomet deal

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well, Orthopedics Tagged With: Biomet, European Commission, Zimmer Biomet

Medtronic clears all anti-trust hurdles for Covidien acquisition

December 16, 2014 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Medtronic clears all anti-trust hurdles for Covidien acquisition

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: Covidien, European Commission, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Medtronic buys Covidien, Spectranetics Corp.

ZMH proposes to mollify EU anti-trust regulators on pending, $13B acquisition Biomet | The week in medtech M&A

December 10, 2014 By MassDevice Leave a Comment

Zimmer proposes divestitures for EU regulators in Biomet deal

December 4, 2014 by Brad Perriello

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: becton dickinson, Biomet, BTG, CareFusion Corp., Covidien, Danaher Corp., Devicor Medical Products, European Commission, Leica Biosystems, PneumRx Inc., Zimmer Biomet

Zimmer proposes divestitures for EU regulators in Biomet deal

December 4, 2014 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Zimmer proposes divestitures for EU regulators in Biomet deal

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well, Orthopedics Tagged With: Biomet, European Commission, Zimmer Biomet

EU, Zimmer agree to extend review of Biomet merger

November 18, 2014 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

EU, Zimmer agree to extend review of Biomet merger

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well, Orthopedics Tagged With: Biomet, European Commission, Zimmer Biomet

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