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Dynamic Healthcare M&A Database - 1Q05



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Acquiring Party    Cochlear Ltd., a manufacturer of hearing implants.
Transferring Party    Nobel Biocare Holing AG, a manufacturer of hearing and dental implants.
Sector    Medical Devices
Date    March 4, 2005
Analysis
Noble and an investor group are divesting a hearing implant subsidiary Entific Medical Systems, which will provide Cochlear with technology to treat conductive hearing loss and single-sided deafness. Entific's revenues for 2004 were approximately $40 million. Deal value about $152 million.




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