Stryker Takes Out Wright Medical Group for $5.4 Billion

Stryker Takes Out Wright Medical Group for $5.4 Billion

It’s a deal that will likely spawn more deals. Medical device giant Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK), with a market cap of $76.4 billion, is acquiring its smaller rival, Wright Medical Group N.V. (NASDAQ: WMGI), with a market cap of $2.8 billion. Stryker will pay $30.75 per share, for a total equity value of approximately $4.0 billion, and a total enterprise value of approximately $5.4 billion, including debt. The deal brings together two highly complementary product portfolios. Wright Medical is a recognized leader in the upper extremities (shoulder, elbow, wrist and hand), lower extremities (foot and ankle) and biologics markets, which are among the fastest growing segments in... Read More »
Stryker Takes Out Wright Medical Group for $5.4 Billion

Stryker Strengthens Its Spinal Division with K2M Deal

Stryker Corporation (NYSE: SYK) announced its third deal of the year on August 30, acquiring K2M Group Holdings (NASDAQ: KTWO), based in Leesburg, Virginia. Stryker will pay $27.50 per share in an all-cash transaction. The purchase price of approximately $1.4 billion represents a 27% premium over K2M’s average closing price in the 90 trading days ended August 29, 2018. K2M shares rose nearly 26% on news of the deal, opening at around $27.40 per share on August 30, 2018. Stryker’s shares were down nearly 1%, to approximately $170. K2M makes complex and minimally invasive spine “solutions,” which are implants, disposables, and instruments primarily to hospitals for... Read More »