The Orthopedics Industry The real R&D inside the Big Orthos
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M&A
Implanet divesting Total Knee System assets
IMPLANET TO SELL MADISON TOTAL KNEE IMPLANT (Orthopedics This Week) Medical technology company Implanet recently entered into negotiations to sell
Omar is retiring. A quick look back at how he transformed Medtronic into the world’s largest medtech company.
Here’s how Omar Ishrak transformed Medtronic into the world’s largest medtech operation (MassDevice) Omar Ishrak used a series of M&A
Smith & Nephew acquires optical tracking technology for next generation robotics
Smith & Nephew completes acquisition of optical tracking technology innovator Atracsys Sàrl (press release) Smith & Nephew plc (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN),
What… a $3.15B buyout of DJO by a Welder?
$3.15 BILLION FOR DJO GLOBAL, FROM A WELDER? (Orthopedics This Week) $3.15 billion is a lot of money for
WishBone Medical acquires Response Ortho
[Read more] 6 Questions with Nick Deeter, the undisputed pioneer of orthopedic implants for kids WishBone Medical, Inc. acquires
ChoiceSpine is acquired by a Private Equity group
Remember – ChoiceSpine acquires Exaxtech’s spine assets Altus Capital Partners, Inc. Acquires ChoiceSpine, LP (press release) Altus Capital Partners, Inc. (“Altus”),
Colfax acquires DJO Global for $3.1B in cash (2.6 X sales)
MedTechDive Dive Brief: Colfax has struck a $3.15 billion all-cash deal to acquire DJO Global, a manufacturer of orthopedic bracing
RTI Surgical acquires Paradigm Spine for $300M (7.5 X sales)
RTI Surgical® to Acquire Paradigm Spine (press release) RTI Surgical, Inc. (Nasdaq:RTIX), a global surgical implant company, and Paradigm Spine, LLC,
Medtronic acquires Mazor Robotics for $1.6B (13.5 X sales last year)
Read press release Medtronic strikes $1.6B takeover of Mazor Robotics (MedTechDive) Dive Brief: Medtronic is set to pay $1.64 billion to
Globus acquires Surgimap, a surgical planning software startup
Read Tiger’s wake-up call about Software Globus Medical (GMED) Acquires Surgimap (press release) Globus Medical, Inc. (NYSE: GMED), a leading musculoskeletal
DePuy-Synthes acquires EIT for 3D-printed titanium implants in spinal
Johnson & Johnson Medical GmbH Acquires Emerging Implant Technologies GmbH to Enhance Global Offering of Interbody Spine Implants (press release) NORDERSTEDT, Germany, Sept.
Stryker acquires Invuity for $190M (4.9 X sales)
Invuity Announces Definitive Agreement to Be Acquired by Stryker Corporation for $7.40 Per Share in Cash (press release) Invuity, Inc.
CTL Medical acquires Amedica’s spine business and becomes CTL Amedica
AMEDICA ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO SELL SPINE BUSINESS TO CTL MEDICAL (press release) SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —
Stryker acquires K2M for $1.4 billion (5.2 X sales)
Read… All Orthopedic M&As Read also… Will Stryker move K2M from Virginia to New Jersey? Medical device maker Stryker to buy K2M
The rationale behind the Wright Medical – Cartiva acquisition
Wright Medical Does A Deal Both Opportunistic And Defensive (SeekingAlpha) Summary Wright Medical agrees to pay over 10x 12-month revenue for
Wright Medical acquires Cartiva for $435M cash (12.4 X sales) for synthetic cartilage in the MTP joint
Cartiva website Wright Medical Group N.V. Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Acquire Cartiva, Inc. (press release) Will Add Unique PMA-Approved
Just a small spine acquisition, Fuse acquires Maxim in an all stock transaction
Fuse + Maxim = an all-stock transaction (MD&T) Fuse Medical website Maxim Surgical website Fuse Medical’s (OTC: FZMD) recent purchase of Maxim
Why are the Viscogliosi Brothers buying up BMP patents?
VISCOGLIOSI BROTHERS BID TO ACQUIRE BMP ASSETS (Orthopedics This Week) Viscogliosi Brothers, LLC, the leading merchant banker in the
The VB Brothers acquire a growth factor from Bioventus
See all M&A in Orthopedics here Bioventus Enters Into Definitive Agreement to Divest BMP Development Program to Viscogliosi Brothers,
Stryker to acquire Boston Scientific
Stryker stock price Boston Scientific stock price Medical device maker Stryker makes takeover approach to Boston Scientific (OrthoFeed) Medical device maker
CoreLink acquires Expanding Orthopedics
CoreLink Announces the Acquisition of Medical Device Company Expanding Orthopedics, Inc. (press release) CoreLink, LLC, a fast growing, vertically integrated designer
DePuy Synthes acquires battery powered impactor for total hip broaching
website Medical Enterprises DePuy Synthes Signs Definitive Agreement to Acquire Assets of Medical Enterprises Distribution, LLC to Strengthen its Portfolio
JRI Orthopaedics (UK) is acquired by a Chinese Orthopedic Implant Manufacturer for $24M
Chinese Orthopaedic Implant Maker AK Medical Buys Britain’s JRI Orthopaedics For $24M (China Money Network) Chinese orthopaedic implant company AK Medical
NN acquires Paragon Medical for $375M cash (2.7 X sales, 9.3 X 2018 earnings)
Read more details on the acquisition here NN, Inc. Announces Definitive Agreement To Acquire Paragon Medical (press release) NN, Inc., (NASDAQ:
The last “motion preserving” disc available for acquisition
AxioMed Stands Alone After Orthofix Acquires Spinal Kinetics M6 (by Jake Lubinski on LinkedIn) It’s exciting to see another acquisition in
Orthofix acquires Spinal Kinetics M6 disc for $105M (7 X sales)
Orthofix Announces Agreement to Acquire Spinal Kinetics (press release) Transaction to expand Orthofix’s Spine Fixation portfolio with innovative artificial disc designed
Alphatec Spine acquires neuromonitoring platform for $27M in cash and stock
website SafeOp Alphatec raises $50m, acquires SafeOp Surgical (MassDevice) Alphatec (NSDQ:ATEC) had a busy day yesterday. The spinal implant maker revealed that
RTI Surgical acquires Zyga for its Sacroiliac Joint Fusion System for $35M (8.8 X sales)
RTI Surgical Acquires Zyga Technology Inc. (press release) Acquisition Expands Spine Franchise Portfolio and Accelerates Growth Potential; Zyga Technology Provides Innovative SImmetry® Sacroiliac
Wright Medical acquires shoulder replacement pre-op planning software for $89M
Wright Medical Group N.V. Announces Acquisition of IMASCAP SAS (press release) Wright Medical Group N.V. (NASDAQ:WMGI) today announced the acquisition of IMASCAP
TPG Capital takes Exactech private for $625M
See all Orthopedic M&As (by date) Exactech press release TPG Capital website TPG Capital taking Exactech private for
Smith & Nephew acquires Rotation Medical for $210M
See all Orthopedic M&As (by date) Website – http://rotationmedical.com/ Smith & Nephew puts $210m on the table for Rotation Medical (MassDevice) Smith
Stryker acquires VEXIM for $216M (7 X sales)
See all Orthopedic M&As (by date) Stryker to acquire French spinal implant maker Vexim for $216m (MassDevice) Stryker (NYSE:SYK) yesterday acquired a
Will Smith & Nephew get acquired in the next 12 months?
Will the Latest Smith & Nephew Rumor Actually Pan Out? (MD+DI) It must be that time of year. Wall Street
Centinel Spine acquires Prodisc assets from DePuy Synthes
Centinel Spine acquires Prodisc assets from J&J’s DePuy Synthes (MassDevice) Centinel Spine has agreed to acquire Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) subsidiary DePuy Synthes’ Prodisc
NuVasive acquires Vertera Spine for its porous PEEK interbody technology
NuVasive Announces Acquisition Of Vertera Spine (press release) Website http://www.verteraspine.com/ Read all M&As NuVasive, Inc., a leading medical device company focused
Globus Medical jumps into Robotics with the acquisition of KB Medical
Globus Medical Announces Acquisition of Robotics Developer KB Medical (press release) AUDUBON, Pa., Aug. 02, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Globus Medical,
Avalign Technologies acquires Thortex and Millennium Surgical
Avalign Technologies acquires Thortex and Millennium Surgical (Medical Design and Outsourcing) Avalign Technologies announced that is has acquired Thortex and Millennium
DePuy Synthes acquires nerve location technology for spine procedures
DePuy Synthes Announces Acquisition of Sentio, LLC to Enable Innovation in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery DePuy Synthes Products, Inc., part
Amendia acquires Spinal Elements
Amendia Announces Acquisition of Spinal Elements website – http://www.amendia.com/ website – http://www.spinalelements.com/ Read ALL Mergers & Acquisitions Leading spinal solutions provider
Wenzel Spine acquires OsteoMed’s spine assets
Wenzel Spine Announces Acquisition of Interspinous & Facet Fixation Product Platforms (press release) Read all Mergers & Acquisitions here Wenzel Spine,
Exactech sells off spine business and restructures
Exactech (EXAC) Divests Spine Assets, Will Restructure (press release) GAINESVILLE, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–With the goals of increasing productivity, enhancing profitability of its
ChoiceSpine acquires Exactech’s spine assets
ChoiceSpine acquires Exactech’s spine assets (press release) also read All Mergers & Acquisitions in Orthopedics ChoiceSpine, a privately held spinal fusion device
Zimmer Biomet acquires an imaging company to diagnose hip impingement
Zimmer Biomet picks up imaging company Clinical Graphics (MassDevice) Zimmer Biomet (NYSE:ZBH) said today that it picked up novel imaging company Clinical
Stryker acquires Ivy Sports Medicine and its meniscus repair device
Stryker acquires Ivy Sports Medicine and its meniscus repair device (MassDevice) Ivy Sports Medicine website Stryker (NYSE:SYK) said today that its
Globus acquires Alphatec Spine’s international business for $80M
Alphatec Holdings Announces Sale of International Business to Globus Medical (HealthPointCaptial) Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC), the parent company of Alphatec Spine,
J&J CEO talks about M&A and ongoing restructuring in med device businesses
J&J CEO: On Track With Restructuring, Very Disciplined In M&A (MedDeviceOnline) Johnson & Johnson CEO Alex Gorsky says that J&J is
Wright Medical sells off hip and knee assets to Corin for $33M
Wright Medical deals large joint biz to Corin Orthopaedics for $33m (MassDevice) Wright Medical (NSDQ:WMGI) said today that it agreed to
Merit Medical acquires DFine for $98M (3 X sales)
Merit Medical pays $98m for DFine’s spine devices (MassDevice) DFine website All Mergers & Acquisitions in Orthopedics/Spine Merit Medical (NSDQ:MMSI) said today
Zimmer’s LDR deal could force others to grow a “dealmaking” spine
Zimmer’s LDR Deal Could Force Others to Grow a Dealmaking Spine (The Street) The $1 billion transaction could inspire other medical