Alere Spins Off Assets to Aid Abbott Merger
Since February 2016, we’ve followed the testy merger between Abbott (NYSE: ABT) and Alere’s (NYSE: ALR) agreement to merge, followed by the respective lawsuits, and then the price renegotiation. Half way through 2017, the $5.3 billion deal is getting closer to completion, as Alere spins off some assets to comply with antitrust regulations. The first to go is Alere’s Triage® MeterPro cardiovascular (CV) and toxicology assets (“Triage business”), together with the B-type Naturietic Peptide (BNP) assay business run on Beckman Coulter analyzers (“BNP business”). The buyer is Quidel Corporation (NASDAQ: QDEL), which will acquire the Triage business, including real estate for the San... Read More »Medical Device Sector Is Most Active in H1:17
The Medical Device sector has been humming. Granted, it comprises a huge range of things, from hip and knee joints to cardiovascular devices. Since 2016, 176 deals have been announced, and $102 billion has been committed based on 73 disclosed prices. Among the 176 deals, 14 target companies specialize in cardiovascular devices, 14 specialize in orthopedic and spine devices, 10 specialize in aesthetic devices each, and eight specialize in vascular devices, to name a few. The most recent deal, on July 10, was of a company that covered a very interesting niche of medical devices. ThermoGenesis Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Cesca Therapeutics Inc., (NASDAQ: KOOL) acquired privately held... Read More »Health Care Deal Volume Slows in Q2:2017, As Dollar Volume Rises
Health care merger and acquisition activity slowed in the second quarter of 2017. Compared with the first quarter of 2017, deal volume decreased 15%, to 366 transactions. Deal volume was also lower compared with the same quarter the year before, down 14%. Combined spending in the second quarter reached $95.8 billion, an increase of 62% compared with the $59.1 billion spent in the previous quarter, according to HealthCareMandA.com. Second quarter deal value was up 8% compared with the $88.7 billion spent in Q2:16. Health care services transactions accounted for 52% of the second quarter’s dollar volume, much higher than the 14% share reported in the first quarter, and the 19% share recorded... Read More »
June 2017 Deal Volume Shows Continued Strength
Preliminary data for the month of June shows that investors are still bullish—or at least comfortable—betting on health care. Some 123 transactions were announced last month, an 11% decrease compared with May’s 138 transactions. Year over year, however, this early data is just 5% below the 130 deals announced in June 2016. For a little perspective, April 2017’s deal volume was just 104 transactions, which made the May numbers look very strong by comparison. June’s deal volume looks reassuringly healthy, as it is close to the year-ago total, and could be adjusted upward in the future as more deals come to light. The same trends we’ve noted in previous months are still playing out, too. Deal... Read More »Stryker Corp. Is Back in Action
Last year we predicted that, after a busy 2016, Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK), the Michigan-based medical device giant, would have a quiet 2017 as it integrated its new product lines. Little surprise then, that more than six months into 2017, the company just announced its first deal of the year. On June 19, 2017, Stryker bought NOVADAQ Technologies Inc. (NASDAQ: NVDQ) for $11.75 per share, or an equity value of approximately $701 million. NOVADAQ develops, manufactures and markets fluorescence imaging products for use by surgeons in the operating room and other clinical settings in the United States and internationally. The acquisition aligns with Stryker’s focus on enhancing... Read More »Schedule a demo
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