This Is (Not) Spinal Tap

This Is (Not) Spinal Tap

by | Sep 14, 2018 4:31 pm | Medical Devices

We’ve seen a rash of deals for all things spinal in recent weeks, from Stryker Corp.’s (NYSE: SYK) $1.4 billion deal for K2M Group (NASDAQ: KTWO) to IZI Medical’s acquisition of Benvenue Medical’s vertebral augmentation systems. What’s the occasion? Well, it’s that time of year when the big medical conferences loom. The Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (SMISS) took place in Las Vegas between September 6 and 8, and the North American Spine Society (NASS) do is about to get under way in Los Angeles from September 26 through the 29. On the smaller scale of targets is Maxim Surgical, based in Richardson, Texas, which was acquired by Fuse Medical... Read More »
Stryker Buys Entellus Medical

Stryker Buys Entellus Medical

by | Dec 18, 2017 4:36 pm | Medical Devices

Deals for medical device companies in 2017 are keeping pace with the previous year’s deal volume, more or less. With two weeks left in the year, 107 transactions in the Medical Device category have been announced and about $48.0 billion in spending. Deal volume is 5% lower than the 113 transactions announced for all of 2016 in this sector. The dollar volume is 22% lower than last year’s $61.8 billion. The latest deals announced in December include Stryker Corp.’s (NYSE: SYK) $709.6 million acquisition of Entellus Medical (NASDAQ: ENTL), a global medical technology company focused on delivering superior patient and physician experiences through products designed for the... Read More »