Brought to you by www.DealSearchOnline.com
March 19, 2012 Issue:
Recent Health Care M&A Deals
Catholic Hospital M&A —
Are Acquisitions Restricting Women’s Health Care?
Spotlight on: Medical Devices
Conference Calendar
Recent Health Care M&A Deals
Biotechnology
Acquirer
Target
Price
Shire plc
FerroKin BioSciences, Inc.
$325.0 million
Medical Devices
Acquirer
Target
Price
Abcam plc
Epitomics
$155.0 million
Asahi Kasei Medical Co. Ltd.
Zoll Medical Corporation
$2.2 billion
Boston Scientific Corp.
Cameron Health, Inc.
$1.25 billion
Other
Acquirer
Target
Price
Arriva Medical
AmMed Direct
$23.0 million
Is Your Company a Power User of Merger and Acquisition Data?
Drive the price of data down to less than 3 cents per item. Call 1-800-248-1668 to learn about our frequency discounts. Go to http://www.dealsearchonline.com, an easy-to-use, award-winning database. This specialized database is an essential 24/7 source for details on health care mergers and acquisitions covering 13 sectors. With over 17,000 records of investments and contact names (including e-mail addresses), you’ll get the information you need to make an informed decision any time of the day or night. Call 1-800-248-1668 to learn about our frequency discounts.
Catholic Hospital M&A —
Are Acquisitions Restricting Women’s Health Care?
Political rhetoric heated up during February when the GOP claimed that the Obama administration was waging war on religious freedom by requiring certain institutions to pay for contraception for their employees. The countercharge from the Left retorted that the GOP was waging war on women’s control over their reproductive health. This brouhaha set the stage for Catholic hospitals to become ensnared in a larger debate they wanted no part of……Read more
Get Two Reports for the Price of One ($595 savings)!
Deals have been made. The 2012 Health Care Services Acquisition Report contains knowledge that is crucial to the success of your business, your investments, and your clients. Take advantage of our limited-time 2 for 1 offer—Extended to orders placed through March 31! Buy our 2012 Health Care Services Acquisition Report and receive The 2011 Health Care Services Acquisition Report free! Now that’s a recession resistant deal. Place your order by 3/31 by calling 1-800-248-1668 or order online at https://www.levinassociates.com/har18order
Spotlight on: Medical Devices
Although the Medical Device sector saw robust deal volume in February, the (revealed) prices were rather modest. In the largest deal with a disclosed price, Linden, LLC, a Chicago-based private equity shop, has offered to acquire SeraCare Life Sciences (NASDAQ: SRLS), for $4.00 per share, or $80.4 million. Headquartered in Milford, Massachusetts, SRLS provides products and services to facilitate the discovery, development and production of human and animal diagnostics and therapeutics……Read more
Conference Calendar…Click here to see more
