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| Sector | Acquiring Party | Transferring Party |
|---|---|---|
| Biopharmaceuticals | BD Diagnostics | FFE Weber GmbH (Germany) |
| Adds to BD's proteomics and protein separation more... | ||
| Biopharmaceuticals | Cephalon Inc. | Salmedix Inc. |
| The $160 million deal expands Cephalon's cancer drug more... | ||
| Biopharmaceuticals | GlaxoSmithKline PLC | Corixa Corporation |
| GSK acquires all scientific programs, assets and related rights to Corixa’s immunity products including the Hamilton, MT Manufacturing facility. more... | ||
| Biopharmaceuticals | Invitrogen Corporation, (Nasdaq: IVGN) | Dynal Biotech |
| Invitrogen will be able to apply Dynal's technology to a number of its existing product lines, such as molecular diagnostic and stem cell more... | ||
| Biopharmaceuticals | Invitrogen Corporation, (Nasdaq: IVGN) | Caltag Laboratories |
| Caltag's expertise in producing antibodies and reagents for flow cytometry adds a key capability to Invitrogen's proteomic portfolio. $20 more... | ||
| Biopharmaceuticals | Shire Pharmaceuticals Group plc | Transkaryotic Therapies, Inc. |
| Transkaryotic will help Shire gain access to an area of specialty pharmaceuticals with few competitors. Builds on Shire's European and US more... | ||
| Biopharmaceuticals | Stressgen Bioreagants Corporation | Stressgen Biotechnologies |
| Ampersand sees Stressgen’s bioreagents business as a leader in the heat shock protein field, with good growth prospects, through the more... | ||
| Biopharmaceuticals | YM BioSciences Inc. | DELEX Therapeutics Inc. |
| Enhances YM's portfolio of late-stage cancer-focused products. Obtains AeroLEF, an inhalation delivery system that delivers both free and more... | ||
| Data Management/ Healthcare IT | Accenture Ltd. (NYSE:CAN) | The North American Health practice of Capgemini’s North American Health practice |
| Combines Accenture’s recognized capabilities in working with health plans, life sciences companies and government organizations with more... | ||
| Data Management/ Healthcare IT | Cerner Corporation (CERN) | Bridge Medical, Inc. |
| Bridge offers point-of-care barcode-enabled medication and lab specimen identification systems. Expands Cerner's presence in bar-coding market more... | ||
| Data Management/ Healthcare IT | Ebsco Publishing, Inc. | HealthGate Data Corporation |
| Acquires substantially all the assets of HealthGate's patient content repository for $8.1 more... | ||
| Data Management/ Healthcare IT | IDX Systems Corporation | RealTimeImage, Ltd. |
| $15.5 million purchase is part of IDX’s strategy to broaden its information technology offerings. Provides distributed access to clinical more... | ||
| Data Management/ Healthcare IT | International Business Machines (IBM) | Healthlink Incorporated |
| Boost IBM's capabilities as a healthcare consulting and services leader. Healthlink's 625 employee team will become the core of the provider more... | ||
| Data Management/ Healthcare IT | Mercury Computer Systems, Inc. | Sohard AG |
| The $23.22 million acquisition enables Mercury to broaden its digital imaging OEM solution more... | ||
| Diagnostics | Affymetrix, Inc. | ParAllele BioSciencea producer of microarrays and molecular biology products. |
| ParAllele provides proprietary assays and microarray solutions to enable Affymetrix to access more genetic information in less time and for less more... | ||
| Diagnostics | Agilent Technology Inc. (A) | Scientific Software, Inc. |
| Enhances Agilent's information systems for life science and chemical laboratories. SSI reported $18 million in sales for more... | ||
| Diagnostics | Beckman Coulter, Inc. | Agencourt Bioscience Corporation |
| Agencourt's patented RNS and DNA isolation and purification products are used with Beckman Coulter's Biomek® automated liquid handling more... | ||
| Diagnostics | Clinical Data, Inc. | Genaissance Pharmaceuticals, Inc. |
| In this $56 million all-stock Deal, Clinical Data will enter the molecular diagnostic market with pharmacogenomic CNS and cardiac diagnostic tests. more... | ||
| Diagnostics | Eleckta AB | IMPAC Medical Systems, Inc.(IMPC) |
| Elekta and IMPAC will be able to offer an ntegrated solution addressing wider spectrum of the cancer care process from diagnosis through treatment more... | ||
| Diagnostics | Evotec Technologies GmbH | Carl Zeiss Group |
| The Zeiss uHTS product line is a natural complement to Evotec's EVOscreen® system and Clarina II and Opera™ readers that are used to more... | ||
| Diagnostics | Inverness Medical Innovations, Inc. (AMEX: IMA) | Rapid Diagnostic tests from Abbott Laboratories |
| Strengthens its IP portfolio as well as its diagnostic business. Deal price of $56.5 million more... | ||
| Diagnostics | Medical Home Products | Strictly Diabetics |
| Continue MHP's expansion into the Medicare/Medicaid more... | ||
| Diagnostics | Nautic Partners, LLC | Internation Radiology Group and its subsidiary American Imaging Management, Inc. |
| Allows the newly created corporation, AIM Holding Company to invest in new technologies and take the company to the next level, simplifying its more... | ||
| Diagnostics | QIAGEN N.V. | Tianwei Times (China) |
| Expands QIAGEN's position in China, adding distribution, marketing, R&D and production. $2.0 million cash plus $2.0 million in potential more... | ||
| Diagnostics | QIAGEN N.V. | Artus GmbH |
| QIAGEN will acquire over 60 assays as well as a number of viral and bacterial pathogens. Expected to add $15 million in net more... | ||
| Diagnostics | Qiagen N.V. (Netherlands) | RNAture |
| Qiagen acquired, from Hitachi Chemical Research Center, Inc., the world-wide exclusive rights and licenses to manufacture and market RNAture’s more... | ||
| Diagnostics | Qiagen N.V. (Netherlands) | Nextal Biotechnology (Montreal) |
| Creates synergies with existing technologies, expanding QIAGEN's portfolio. Deal value of $9.7 million plus possible milestone payments possible more... | ||
| Distribution | Compex Technologies, Inc. | SpectraBrace, Ltd. |
| Strengthens Compex's position as a leading distributor of home-use devices for pain management and rehab and provides a growth platform to pursue more... | ||
| Distribution | Fisher Scientific International, Inc. | McKesson BioServices, Inc. |
| The $60 million cash Deal broadens Fisher’s offering of clinical-trial services. McKesson BioService’s 2004 revenue was $50 more... | ||
| Distribution | Henry Schein, Inc. (HSIC) | Halas Dental Ltd. and Shalfoond Bros. Ltd. |
| Schein acquired these businesses from Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. The company expects the acquisitions to add about $60.5 million in more... | ||
| Distribution | Jackson Products, Inc. | Olympic Optical |
| Asset purchase includes license to use Smith & Wesson's mark on certain safety items. Jackson increases eyewear and personal safety lines. more... | ||
| Distribution | McKesson Corporation | Medcon Ltd. |
| In this $105 million merger, McKesson adds diagnostic imaging, management, archiving and workflow systems, with 300 installations (100 customers in more... | ||
| Distribution | Priority Healthcare Corporation | SpectraCare, Inc. |
| Expands Priority's specialty infusion business. Spectra's revenue is about $32 more... | ||
| Distribution | VWR International | AGB Scientific (Ireland) |
| Enhances VWR’s ability to serve customers both in more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Abiomed, Inc. | Impella CardioSystems AG |
| Takes Abiomed into the cath lab and diversifies it away from the artificial heart. $4.04 million in stock, about $2 million in cash, and $29 million more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Agfa-Gevaert | Heartlab |
| The $132.5 million deal strengthens Agfa’s position in healthcare information technology, enhancing its cardiology portfolio and presence in US more... | ||
| Medical Devices | American Capital Strategies | Stamping Specialties |
| Stamping specializes in wrenches for installation of pacemakers and other implantable devices. Deal value about $50 more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Argon Medical Devices, Inc. | Clinical Innovations, Inc. |
| Roundable Healthcare Partners founded Argon to make this synergistic acquisition and form ACI Medical Devices, Inc. Complementary products, though more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) | TriVascular, Inc. |
| Adds novel stent grafts and further BSX's cardiovascular more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) | CryoVascular Systems, Inc. |
| Adds innovative technologies to treat peripheral vascular disease (revascularizes the artery and reduces more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Boston Scientific Corporation (BSX) | Rubicon Medical Corporation |
| Rubicon's filter, designed to capture and remove dislodged embolic material, synergizes with other Boston Scientific interventional products, more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Camp Healthcare Inc., a subsidiary of The Trulife Group (Ireland) | Seattle Systems, Inc. |
| Substantially broadens Trulife/Camp's product lines to include full array of O&P products and advanced orthopedic bracing, while broadening more... | ||
| Medical Devices | CAS Medical Systems Corporation | Statcorp, Inc. |
| Extends CAS' product offerings in blood pressure accessories more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Dentsply International Inc. | Glenroe Technologies |
| Dentsply obtains products and components used in and with other Dentsply products, adding $7-8 million in orthodontic more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Dentsply International Inc. | Raintree Essix, L.L.C. |
| Raintree is expected to add another $7-8 million in revenues to Dentsply's expanding orthodontic more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Essilor of America, Inc. | The Spectacle Lens Group |
| Enhances Essilor’s progressive lens more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Fresenius Medical Care AG (Germany) | Haemotec (Quebec) |
| Broadens Fresenius' dialysis products manufacturing more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Gyrus Group PLC (United Kingdom) | ACMI Corporation |
| In this $500 million deal, Gyrus expands its minimally invasive portfolio and call points. Divestiture by Fox Paine & Company, LLC. ACMI had more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Hansen Medical | Endovia Medical |
| Hansen will attain 33 issued and pending patents and patent applications involving robotics and instinctive catheter movement during more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Invacare Corporation | Altimate Medical, Inc. |
| Complements Invacare’s offerings to the rehab market. Terms not more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Invacare Corporation (NYSE:IVC) | Medical Support Systems Holdings (United Kingdom) |
| Adds high quality mattresses, overlays and cushions for both armchairs and wheelchairs to Invacare's product lines, with European markets more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Medical Makeover Corporation of America | Aventura Laser and Skin Care |
| Medical Makeover will increase its client base, add to its service offerings and be presented with cross-selling more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Medtronic, Inc. (MDT) | Karlin Technology, Inc. |
| Medtronic obtains rights to all current applications and future spine products developed by Karlin. The acquisition ends ongoing IP legal disputes. more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Medtronic, Inc. (MDT) | Transneuronix, Inc. |
| Strengthens Medtronic's new business unit "Medtronic Obesity Management ". Deal price: $260 million plus contingent more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Nordic Capital | Atos Medical AB, (a subsidiary of Fisher Scientific International) |
| A platform growth strategy, organically and by acquisition. Deal Value about $300 more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Omron Corporation | Colin Medical Technology |
| Omron obtains bio-information monitors, vascular screening devices and other synergistic products. Enables Omron to establish new markets for more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Pegasus Pharmaceuticals | Heartview |
| Pegasus will acquire 51% of Heartview, including the ECG Cardiovascular 6C System. Intended for doctor’s office, the product is still under more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Red Diamond Capital and Century Park Capital Partners | Inland Technologies, Inc. |
| Adds precision plastic injection molding to the rubber molding operations of portfolio companies Hi-Tech Rubber and A.C. Hoffman Engineering. There more... | ||
| Medical Devices | ResMed Inc (RMD) | Saime S.A. |
| Rounds out ResMed's line of homecare ventilation products. Deal value - more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Siemens Medical Solutions Ultrasound Division | Sensant Corp. |
| Allows Siemens to develop advanced volumetric (4D) Capacitive Microfabricated Ultrasound Transducer technology, and commercialize next-generation more... | ||
| Medical Devices | St. Jude Medical, Inc. (STJ) | Velocimed, LLC |
| In this $74 million cash purchase (plus milestone payments), St. Jude acquires a proprietary patent foramen ovalue (PFO) closure system to seal more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Sybron Dental Specialties, Inc. | Oraltronics Dental Implant Technology, GmbH |
| The cash deal, valued at $43.7 million, enables Sybron to expand its foothold in the dental implant more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Synergetics, Inc. | Valley Forge Scientific Corp. |
| In this stock for stock merger, Synergetics ends up with 66% of the combined company. Valley Forge's sales are only $4.8m, while more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Theragenics Corporation | CP Medical |
| Creates new growth opportunities for Theragenics and diversifies its product line, while providing a basis for using joint engineering and sales more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Thermo Electron Corporation (TMO) | SPX Corporation |
| Thermo acquiring the Kendro Laboratory indirect division, providing Thermo with a more complete line of laboratory equipment. Kendro’s sales more... | ||
| Medical Devices | Viasys Healthcare Inc. (VAS) | Pulmonetic Systems |
| With its strong respiratory brands, Viasys adds a new business segment, the fast-growing home-care mechanical ventilation market. Pulmonetic posted more... | ||
| Medical Devices | W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. | Tetrad Corporation |
| Both companies use each other's products, creating a broader ultrasound and imaging product more... | ||
| Medical Devices | West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (NYSE:WST) | The Tech Group, Inc. |
| West pays $140 million for the assets including nine production facilities throughout the country and in Puerto Rico, Mexico, and more... | ||
| Medical Services | PHNS | Hunter Medical Systems, Inc. |
| Improves PHNS' ability to service its customers will enhance its delivery of a full continuum of services to healthcare providers. HMSI serves more... | ||
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