In the third quarter of 2021, medical device company M&A values reached $7.1bn, while in vitro diagnostic firms and research tools players completed M&A activity that totaled $6.7bn.
The third quarter featured 21 device M&A transactions, 10 of which had disclosed values that together totaled $7.1bn, versus the second quarter, when 14 deals totaled $2bn. Three transactions cracked the billion dollar mark compared to only one deal meeting this milestone in the second quarter.
Q3’s top device M&A deal was ICU Medical’s definitive agreement to acquire the Smiths Medical division of Smiths...
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An interactive look at medtech and diagnostics deals made during June 2025. Data courtesy of Biomedtracker.
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