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| Acquiring Party | Essex Woodlands Health Ventures, Inc, a healthcare venture capital firm. |
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| Transferring Party | Bledsoe Brace, a manufacturer of rigid orthopedic braces. |
| Sector | Medical Devices |
| Date | October 25, 2007 |
| Analysis This majority equity acquisition to strengthen and grow Bledsoe which had been in Chapter 11 over patent infringement litigation. A principal in the deal is the founder and senior executive at two of the leading orthopedic bracing companies, DonJoy, Inc. (now DJO) and BREG, Inc (now a subsidiary of Orthofix). Terms not disclosed. | |
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