Smith & Nephew has multiple suitors, now Medtronic

Smith & Nephew Has Multiple Suitors First Stryker and Now Reportedly Medtronic (MDDI Online)
Orthopedics company Stryker has shown an interest in Smith & Nephew, its rival across the pond. Apparently Medtronic is also interested in taking over the U.K. company.
Orthopedics company Smith & Nephew's stock has soared in the past seven days.
In a matter of a week, two news articles have painted the London-based maker of hips and knees as coveted by equally if not better-known names in the medtech world.
First it was Stryker, whose CEO finally acknowledged that the company had taken a ...