2013 Medtech M&A Review: A Lot of M&A Movement in Orthopedics (MDDI Online)
List of Recent Mergers and Acquisitions
This year saw several important acquisitions in the orthopedics sector.
The largest transaction in the very active orthopedic device area was Stryker’s proposed acquisition of publicly held Mako Surgical Corp. for $1.65 billion (13x revenues and 183% over the value of Mako on the day before the transaction was announced). Mako produces orthopedic surgical systems and knee and hip implants for treating early- to mid-stage osteoarthritis, and its key product is the RIO surg...