As The Dust Settles, What Can We Learn From The J&J Vs. Auris Case?

In September last year, J&J lost a court case surrounding its 2019 purchase of Auris health, and was ordered to pay over $1bn in damages. Reactions to the potentially precedent-setting news were harsh and quick. In Vivo spoke to legal, M&A and BD experts from across the medtech industry to learn more about the true impacts.

Closing an M&A transaction is like a dance. Two parties come together, and each takes steps that, if correct, look good to all observing.

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