Consolidation is increasingly shaping the medical device industry, but what about players on the other side of the fence? Medtech contract manufacturing partners to OEMs are seeing their own abundance of M&A as larger players look to expand their influence and keep up with increasing demand. Over the past four years, the medical device industry […]
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Asante Solutions sets terms for pending IPO | Medtech Wall Street news for the week of January 26, 2015
Credit agencies lower Medtronic’s rating post-Covidien merger
Medtronic issues update on debt financing before Covidien merger | Medtech Wall Street news for the week of October 27, 2014
Medtronic updates on $43B Covidien deal financing
Covidien acquires Reverse Medical | Medtech Wall Street news for the week of August 25, 2014
Standard & Poor’s maintains credit watch on Medtronic over Covidien buy
Globus Medical files for IPO | Wall Street Beat
Globus Medical filed for an initial public offering yesterday, saying it’s planning a reverse split of its existing stock just before the IPO launches.
The Audubon, Pa.-based orthopedic device maker, which ran afoul of the FDA last month, said it hopes to trade under the "GMED" ticker on the New York Stock Exchange.
Report: J&J set for EU OK on Synthes buyout | Wall Street Beat
European Union regulators are poised to give the OK to Johnson & Johnson‘s (NYSE:JNJ) $21.3 billion acquisition of Swiss orthopedic giant Synthes, according to Reuters.
Standard & Poor’s gives Medtronic an A+ | Wall Street Beat
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services affirmed Medtronic’s (NYSE:MDT) long-term debt’s “A+” rating yesterday, after the med-tech titan announced another debt offering.
The rating agency said its view of Medtronic’s senior unsecured notes and its stable rating outlook “reflect the company’s ‘strong’ business risk profile and ‘modest’ financial risk profile.”
VCs press Senate on “IPO On Ramp” bill | Wall Street Beat
The National Venture Capital Assn. is spearheading a drive to get a bill through the U.S. Senate that would make it easier for small companies to raise money by going public.
The "IPO On Ramp" measure would ease the regulatory requirements for IPOs and temporarily reduce the reporting burdens imposed by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
