Selected Transactions

SECTOR	ACQUIROR	ACQUIRED COMPANY	COMMENTS
DME/HME Products	Hanger Orthopedic Group Inc. a nationwide provider of orthopedic and prosthetic products	Brunswick Medical Corp. (Ortho-Mold) a manufacturer of molded orthopedic products,	The Walden Group represented Brunswick Medical and arranged for the transaction.
Long-Term Care Products	MicroBio Medics, Inc. which was subsequently acquired by Henry Schein, Inc.	Harrisburg Healthcare Inc. a distributor of disposables to the nursing home market	The Walden Group represented Harrisburg Healthcare and arranged for the transaction.
Physician Supplies	PSS World Medical, Inc. (part of PSS World Medical, Inc.)	APL Medical Supply a physicians supply distributor	The Walden Group represented APL Medical Supply and arranged for the transaction.
Chiropractic Supplies	Scientific Supply Company a distributor of medical scientific disposables	a mail order distributor of chiropractic products	The Walden Group represented Scrip and arranged for the transaction.
Enteral Products	Choice Drug Systems Inc. an institutional pharmacy	MediQuest Inc. a distributor of enteral nutrition products	The Walden Group represented MediQuest and arranged for the transaction.
Incontinence	Grove Partners a private investment group	Duraline Medical Products Inc. a mail order distributor of incontinence products	The Walden Group represented Duraline Medical and arranged for the transaction.
Diagnostics	Island Diagnostic Laboratory Inc. a network of clinical medical laboratories	Mineola Medical Laboratories Inc. a medical laboratory specializing in pathology	The Walden Group represented Mineola Medical and arranged for the transaction.
Clinical Research Organization	Research Data Worldwide Inc. an international contract research corporation	Premier Health Alliance, Inc. of Premier Health AllianceeHea, a clinical research organization	The Walden Group represented Premier Health Alliance and arranged for the transaction.
Diagnostics	Thermo Electron Corporation (NYSE) a diversified diagnostics company	ALKO Diagnostic Corporation a manufacturer of consumables for blood gas analyzers, co-oximeters and other blood chemistry analytical instruments	The Walden Group represented ALKO Diagnostic and arranged for the transaction.
Vascular Access	Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE) a major cardiovascular products company.	Certain Assets of Therex Corp. a producer of implantable vascular access ports	The Walden Group represented Therex and arranged for the transaction.
Hospital Products	Invacare Corporation (NYSE) one of the largest worldwide producers of long-term care and home care equipment and supplies	GSI Medical Systems, Inc. a manufacturer of low air-loss mattress systems	The Walden Group represented GSI Medical and arranged for the transaction.
Orthopedics	Thermo Electron Corporation (NYSE) a diversified diagnostics company	Northeast Surgical Tool Co. Inc. a contract manufacturer of rotating cutting tools for the orthopedic and neuro surgical fields.	The Walden Group represented Northeast Surgical Tool and arranged for the transaction.