Stryker Proves That the Juice Was worth the Squeeze for Mako (MD+DI Online)
Back in 2013, analysts balked at the price Stryker paid to acquire Mako, but the company just reported its strongest robot quarter since the launch of its ever popular surgical robot.
Lacking a crystal ball, we often look to industry analysts for perspective on business developments, like when Stryker threw the market a curveball in 2013 with its $1.65 billion Mako acquisition. The experts characterized the deal as both bold and suprising, and many of them balked at the price at the time. But the company has&nb...