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Gen-Probe Inc.

Ex-trader loses bid to dismiss insider trading case

January 20, 2016 By Brad Perriello

Sean Stewart, a former executive with JP Morgan and Perella Weinberg Partners who is accused of insider trading based on his work on several medical device transactions, lost his bid to have criminal charges dismissed from a federal court in New York. Federal prosecutors in May 2015 charged Stewart, his father Robert Stewart and a 3rd […]

Filed Under: Legal News, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Apax Partners, becton dickinson, CareFusion Corp., Gen-Probe Inc., Hologic, INC Research Inc., Insider Trading, Kendle International Inc., Kinetic Concepts Inc.

Hologic picks up DiagnoCure PCA3 prostate marker assets for $4.7m

December 28, 2015 By Fink Densford

DiagnoCure said last week it sold its PCA3 prostate cancer biomarker assets to Hologic‘s (NSDQ:HOLX) subsidiary Gen-Probe for $4.7 million (C$6.5 million). The purchase is slated to include $4 million (C$5.5 million) in cash and the repurchase of 4.9 million series A convertible preferred shares of DiagnoCure held by Gen-Probe, valued at $744,229 (C$1 million). “The […]

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Mergers & Acquisitions, Oncology Tagged With: DiagnoCure, Gen-Probe Inc., Hologic

ConMed ripe for M&A | The week in medtech M&A

May 27, 2015 By MassDevice

Analyst: ConMed ripe for M&A spree May 19, 2015 by Fink Densford ConMed, in the middle of an under-appreciated turnaround, could be poised to augment its growth via selective acquisitions, according to Leerink Partners analyst Richard Newitter. Newitter, who upgraded CNMD shares to “outperform” and boosted the price target to $64 from $60, wrote in […]

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: Apax Partners, Baxalta, Baxter, becton dickinson, CareFusion Corp., ConMed Corp., cyberonics, Gen-Probe Inc., Hologic, INC Research Inc., JP Morgan Chase, Kendle International Inc., Kinetic Concepts Inc., Lincare, Linde, Perella Weinberg Partners, Sorin Group

Feds charge ex-JP Morgan exec, father in medtech insider trading scheme

May 15, 2015 By Brad Perriello Leave a Comment

Feds charge ex-JP Morgan exec, father in medtech insider trading scheme

Federal prosecutors in New York this week charged a father-and-son team with insider trading connected with a spate of mergers in the medical device arena.

Filed Under: Legal News, Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: Apax Partners, becton dickinson, CareFusion Corp., Gen-Probe Inc., Hologic, INC Research Inc., Insider Trading, JP Morgan Chase, Kendle International Inc., Kinetic Concepts Inc., Lincare, Linde, Perella Weinberg Partners

Hologic shuffles management teams post $4B merger with Gen-Probe | MassDevice.com On Call

January 25, 2013 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

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MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Women’s health company Hologic (NSDQ:HOLX) announced this week former Gen-Probe chairman, president & CEO Carl Hull would step down from his new post at the merged company.

Hull manned the corner office at Gen-Probe up until Hologic acquired the company in a deal worth almost $4 billion, after which he took on a role as the senior vice president and general manager of diagnostics.

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: Gen-Probe Inc., Hologic, Personnel Moves

Becton, Dickinson settles Gen-Probe beef

December 4, 2012 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

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Becton, Dickinson

Filed Under: Diagnostics, Legal News, News Well, Patent Infringement Tagged With: becton dickinson, Gen-Probe Inc., Hologic

Hologic’s Gen-Probe subsidiary notches legal win over Becton, Dickinson

October 4, 2012 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

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Becton, Dickinson

Filed Under: Diagnostics, Legal News, News Well, Patent Infringement Tagged With: becton dickinson, Gen-Probe Inc., Hologic

Layoffs: Hologic confirms cuts following $3.7B Gen-Probe merger

August 2, 2012 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

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Hologic (NSDQ:HOLX) confirmed this week that the $3.7 billion merger with molecular diagnostics giant Gen-Probe (NSDQ:GPRO) would indeed result in cuts of about 130 employees.

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well Tagged With: Gen-Probe Inc., Hologic, Layoffs

Hologic closes $4B Gen-Probe buyout | Wall Street Beat

August 2, 2012 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

MassDevice.com Wall Street Beat

Hologic (NSDQ:HOLX) said its nearly $4 billion buyout of molecular diagnostics giant Gen-Probe (NSDQ:GPRO) is in the books, a day after Gen-Probe’s shareholders OK’d the $82.75-per-share deal.

Filed Under: Genomics/Molecular Diagnostics, MassDevice Earnings Roundup, Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: 2012, Cardiosolutions Inc., Gen-Probe Inc., Hologic, Masimo, Q2

Hologic touts growing 3D breast imaging sales, updates on $3.7B Gen-Probe merger | Wall Street Beat

July 13, 2012 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

MassDevice.com Wall Street Beat

Massachusetts-based women’s health devices maker Hologic (NSDQ:HOLX) got some attention on Wall Street after releasing a preliminary earnings report predicting that it would meet or exceed expectations for the 3rd quarter.

Filed Under: Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Deals Roundup, Echo Therapeutics Inc., Gen-Probe Inc., Hologic, MAKO Surgical Corp., Natus Medical Inc., Teleflex

Hologic may close Wisconsin Dx plant following $3.7B Gen-Probe merger

July 5, 2012 By MassDevice staff Leave a Comment

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Massachusetts-based women’s health devices maker Hologic (NSDQ:HOLX) may shutter a Madison, Wisc. manufacturing facility, according to an internal memo obtained by the Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel.

The closure will "likely" take place within 18 months of closure of Hologic’s $3.7 billion Gen-Probe acquisition, according to a memo dated June 13.

Filed Under: Diagnostics, Mergers & Acquisitions, News Well, Wall Street Beat Tagged With: Gen-Probe Inc., Hologic, Layoffs, Third Wave Technologies

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