Tecomet

Every few years or so a medtech acquisition is so huge, so ambitious, that it defines an entire year. The year 2005, for example, belongs to Boston Scientific Corp. ’s $27 billion acquisition of Gu

Device Transactions During 2014’s third quarter, device firms raised a total of $734 million, less than half of Q2’s $1.6 billion. ( See Exhibit 1. ) The deal activity was pretty evenly spread out amo

Exhibit 1 Top Alliances In August 2014 Potential Deal Value *Potential deal value is the sum of up-front fees plus pre-commercialization money. Strategic Transactions Exhibit 2 Top Mergers & Acquisiti

IN VITRO DIAGNOSTICS Mergers & Acquisitions Danaher Corp. Beckman Coulter Inc. Siemens AG Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Inc. Danaher Corp.’s Beckman Coulter Inc. bought Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics