The Orthopedics Industry ISTO Technologies is acquired by a private equity firm
Thompson Street Capital Partners Acquires Isto Technologies’ Commercial Business (ODTMag) website – ISTO Technologies website – Thompson Street Capital Partners […]
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Mazor Robotics wins a $42M partnership and equity deal with Medtronic
Mazor Robotics inks $42m deal with Medtronic (MassDevice) Mazor Robotics (NSDQ:MZOR) said today that it inked a 2-phase deal with Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) for
DePuy Synthes acquires BioMedical Enterprises’ nitinol extremities implant business
J&J Company DePuy Synthes Buys San Antonio’s BioMedical Enterprises (Xconomy) –> see all Mergers & Acquisitions in Orthopedics BioMedical Enterprises, the San
RoundTable Healthcare Partners to acquire Symmetry Surgical for $129M
RoundTable Healthcare Partners to Acquire Symmetry Surgical for $129M (HealthPointCapital) RoundTable Healthcare Partners, a healthcare focused private equity firm, entered into
Stryker acquires Stanmore Implants for $52M
Stryker (SYK) Acquires Stanmore Implants in GBP 35.6M Deal (StreetInsider) Stryker (NYSE: SYK) announced it has acquired Stanmore Implants Worldwide Limited
Zimmer-Biomet acquires Cayenne Medical
Multiple is 7.5 X sales – Word on the street says that Zimmer will pay $150M in total earnouts (3
Stryker acquires SafeWire for MIS needles in spine surgery
Stryker buys startup to bolster safety in minimally invasive spine surgery (Fierce Medical Devices) Orthopedics implant and spine player Stryker has acquired
Smith & Nephew acquires cartilage repair product BST-CarGel
Smith & Nephew acquires first-line cartilage repair product (press release) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kefbFeToVA Smith & Nephew plc (NYSE:SNN;LSE:SN), the global medical technology
NuVasive acquires Ellipse Technologies for $410M
NUVASIVE TO ACQUIRE ELLIPSE TECHNOLOGIES (NuVasive Press Release) Reflects NuVasive’s Focus on Transformative Spine Solutions, Reinforces Leadership Position with the Addition
Bioventus acquires BioStructures synthetic bone grafting portfolio
Bioventus Acquires BioStructures, Expands Surgical Orthobiologics Offering (press release) Read all Bioventus articles Bioventus, a global leader in orthobiologic solutions, today
Smith & Nephew acquires robotics maker for $275M and stops the takeover talk
Smith & Nephew Shrugs Off Buyout Talk With $275M Blue Belt Technologies Acquisition (MedDeviceOnline) Smith & Nephew, British-based orthopedics giant, has
Smith and Nephew CEO Reiterates Independence Amid Takeover Speculation
Smith and Nephew CEO Reiterates Independence Amid Takeover Speculation (MedDeviceOnline) The chief executive of London-based Smith & Nephew (S&N) reportedly describes
Integra acquires the Salto Total Ankle Replacement From Tornier
Integra LifeSciences to Acquire Total Ankle Replacement (Salto Talaris(R)) and Silastic Toe Replacement (Futura(TM)) Product Portfolios From Tornier N.V. (press release)
A second look at Stryker’s acquisition of MAKO Surgical
Stryker’s MAKO Surgical Acquisition: A Second Look (Med Device Online) To appreciate Stryker’s purchase of MAKO Surgical, we need to jump
Zimmer-Biomet to focus on cross-selling opps and non-large joints
Zimmer Biomet wants sales reps to focus on cross-selling opps and non-large joints (FierceMedicalDevices) (photo courtesy of Ed Siasoco) Your Dashboard
Amendia acquires Custom Spine
Amendia Acquired Custom Spine (HealthPointCapital) press release Amendia website Custom Spine website Mergers and Acquisitions in Orthopedics Amendia announced that
Early management moves at Zimmer-Biomet
Zimmer & Biomet shift personnel after acquisition| Personnel Moves (MassDevice) Your Dashboard for the Zimmer Biomet merger Zimmer (NYSE:ZMH), who acquired Biomet in
Bacterin acquires X-Spine for $86M (2 X sales) and renames it Xtant Medical
Bacterin to Purchase the Outstanding Common Stock of X-spine Systems, Inc., Creating Xtant Medical (press release) Bacterin website X-Spine website
Medtronic acquires RF Surgical Systems for $235M
Medtronic buys RF Surgical Systems for $235 milllion website RF Surgical Medtronic has agreed to acquire California-based medical-device maker RF
Amendia acquires spine patents from SpineSelect
Amendia announces completion of SpineSelect acquisition (Healio) Amendia announced recently it has finalized the acquisition of certain assets of SpineSelect LLC.
Integra LifeSciences acquires TEI Biosciences for $312M (4.9X last years sales)
Integra LifeSciences picks up TEI Biosciences, TEI Medical for $312m (MassDevice) Mergers & Acquisitions in Orthopedics Read all M&A articles
DONE. Zimmer + Biomet = ZBH
Your Dashboard for the Zimmer – Biomet Merger ZIMMER BIOMET DEAL CLOSES (Orthopedics This Week) Zimmer Biomet has finally been born.
Stryker says that acquisitions are the top priority for our $2.6B in cash
Stryker: Acquisitions our top priority for cash (MassDevice) Stryker (NYSE:SYK) told analysts this week that mergers & acquisitions are its top
Medtronic CEO: We’re looking at early-stage acquisitions
Medtronic CEO: We’re looking at early-stage acquisitions (MassDevice) Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) CEO Omar Ishrak said yesterday that the medical device titan is planning
St. Jude Medical to acquire Spinal Modulation for $215M
St. Jude Medical Announces Intent to Acquire Spinal Modulation, Inc. (MarketWatch) All stories about Spinal Modulation Mergers and Acquisitions in Orthopedics
Zimmer-Biomet sells knee and elbow systems to Lima to satisfy EU regulators
Lima Corporate to Acquire Zimmer and Biomet Reconstruction Lines (HealthPointCapital) Lima press release Your Zimmer-Biomet Dashboard Lima Corporate entered into an
Zimmer needs another 3 months to close Biomet deal
Zimmer Extends Termination Date for Biomet Deal (NASDAQ) Your dashboard for the Zimmer-Biomet merger Zimmer must divest pipeline projects, IP rights,
Your dashboard for the Zimmer-Biomet merger
All Zimmer news Zimmer Investor News All Biomet news INTEGRATION Spine – Denver (Lanx) will be the
Integra LifeSciences spins-off its Spine and Biologics businesses
Integra LifeSciences Announces the Filing of the Form 10 Registration Statement for the Planned Spin-off of the Orthobiologics and Spinal
Zimmer must divest pipeline projects, IP rights, licenses and customer contracts to satisfy EU
Zimmer wins EU approval for $13.4 billion Biomet acquisition (press release) (Reuters) – U.S. medical device maker Zimmer (ZMH.N) gained European
4 Early Observations about the combined Zimmer-Biomet
#1 – The big picture numbers of the deal Both boards have approved the definitive merger agreement. Closing is expected in early
Biomet’s bribery charges gets in the way of the Zimmer-Biomet acquisition
BIOMET BRIBERY CHARGES OVERSHADOW RUMORS OF EU ZIMMER ACQUISITION APPROVAL (Orthopedics This Week) Timeline of DOJ versus Orthopedic Companies Unnamed sources
Zimmer secures cheaper financing for Biomet acquisition
ZIMMER SECURES CHEAPER FINANCING FOR BIOMET DEAL (Orthopedics This Week) Zimmer press release Your Dashboard for the Zimmer-Biomet Merger Zimmer Holdings,
Stryker finds slow sales for its newly acquired MAKO Robotic Platform
Can Stryker Get More Surgeons to Use MAKO Robotic Platform? (MDDI blog) Posted in Implantable Devices by Arundhati Parmar on March
Yet another sign of the coming Medical Device Commoditization
Another Sign of Medical Device Commoditization? (blog of Chris Provines) Rumors circulated this week that Cardinal Healthcare is in talks to
Globus Medical acquires local manufacturer for $53M
Globus Medical Announces the Acquisition of Branch Medical Group, Inc. (press release) Globus Medical website Branch Medical Group website
Paragon Medical acquires German manufacturer for an undisclosed sum
Paragon Medical’s acquisition (OnlineTMD) The acquisition is another stepping stone to enhance Paragon’s position as a strategic partner for the medical
Wright-Tornier to raise $400M with debt offering
Wright Medical plans $400m debt offering (MassDevice) Wright Medical plans to float $400 million worth of senior notes. Wright Medical (NSDQ:WMGI)
The Baxano technology was acquired by Amendia at an asset auction
previous article.. You can buy Baxano’s product lines in bankruptcy court? Amendia Acquires Spinal Fusion Products and Technology from Baxano Surgical (press
Wright-Tornier may have to sell off a Total Ankle to satisfy FTC for merger
Dashboard for Wright-Tornier Merger FTC BITING AT WRIGHT AND TORNIER’S ANKLES (Orthopedics This Week) Wright Medical Group, Inc. has received a
Integra acquires Foot and Ankle product line from Metasurg
INTEGRA ADDS METASURG PRODUCT PORTFOLIO (Orthopedics This Week) Metasurg website Integra LifeSciences Holding Corporation, based in Plainsboro, New Jersey, has acquired
Exactech acquires a French company for joint navigation for $9.25M
Exactech Acquires Surgical Technology Partner BlueOrtho – Analyst Blog (press release) Websites Exactech & BlueOrtho All Mergers & Acquisitions in Orthopedics
Biomet bribery probe may stall Zimmer Merger
Biomet Bribery Probe Looms Over Zimmer Merger (Medical Device Online) The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Securities and Exchange
Now the Zimmer-Biomet merger is stalled in foreign bribery investigations
Inquiry Into Foreign Bribes at Biomet Hangs Over $13 Billion Merger (NYTimes) From the skyscrapers of Wall Street to the factories
Rumors that Stryker will acquire Smith & Nephew ‘soon’
Report: Stryker could move for Smith & Nephew ‘soon’ (MassDevice) A Stryker move for Smith & Nephew could reportedly come as
Texas manufacturer acquires an Italian Orthopedics manufacturer
COORSTEK MEDICAL ACQUIRES ITALIAN ORTHO FIRM (Orthopedics This Week) CoorsTek Medical website CoorsTek Medical, LLC, a company affiliated with CoorsTek, Inc.
Zimmer proposes selling knee and elbow lines to satisfy EC
Zimmer Provides Update on the European Commission Review Process Relating to the Pending Merger with Biomet, Inc. (press release) WARSAW, Ind.,
Zimmer may have to divest Uni-compartmental Knees and Shoulders to do the Biomet deal
ZIMMER GIVES EUROPEANS MORE TIME FOR ZIMMER/BIOMET DEAL (Orthopedics This Week) Unicompartmental Knees and Shoulder Divestitures? When the Europeans announced their
Analysis: Stryker + Smith & Nephew
Smith & Nephew Still Entices as Regulators Loom: Real M&A (Bloomberg) A deal between Stryker Corp. (SYK) and Smith & Nephew
Corin acquires Optimized Ortho with technology in implant component posititioning
Corin Group acquires Australian orthopaedic technology leader Optimized Ortho (press release) Corin Group acquires technology to help improve component positioning in