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Dynamic Healthcare M&A Database - 4Q08



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Sector Acquiring Party Transferring Party
Biopharmaceuticals Eli Lilly and Company ImClone Systems Incorporated
The deal outbid Bristol-Myers Squibb’s offer. Adds late-stage biologic assets, early- and mid-stage prospects, and the opportunity to generate more...

Biopharmaceuticals GlaxoSmithKline Genelabs Technologies, Inc.
Strengthens GSK's effort to develop novel therapies against the hepatitis C virus (HCV). There is a high unmet need for new drugs to treat HCV more...

Biopharmaceuticals ICON plc Prevalere Life Sciences Inc
Gives ICON much greater scale in the rapidly growing market for bioanalytical and immunoassay laboratory services, as well as a highly experienced more...

Biopharmaceuticals Johnson & Johnson Omrix Biopharmaceuticals, Inc.
Strengthens Ethicon's presence in active, biologic-based hemostats to control tissue bleeding. ETHICON had exclusive distribution rights in the more...

Biopharmaceuticals King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Alpharma Inc.
After a takeover battle, King acquires Alpharma's pain drug Kadian and pain patch Flector, in addition to diversifying "cash-cow" drugs more...

Biopharmaceuticals Ligand Pharmaceuticals Incorporated Pharmacopeia
Ligand gains access to numerous royalty partnerships (i.e., Schering Plough, Bristol Myers Squibb, Wyeth, GlaxoSmithKline, Celgene and Cephalon), more...

Biopharmaceuticals Novartis AG Nektar Therapeutics
Enables Nektar to focus on therapeutics using its conjugate chemistry-based drug development platforms and strengthens its balance sheet. Novartis more...

Biopharmaceuticals Roche Holding AG Memory Pharmaceuticals Corp.
The companies are already partnering on several clinical trials for Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia. Buying Memory enables Roche to secure more...

Biopharmaceuticals Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Dow Pharmaceutical Sciences, Inc.
Significantly enhances Valeant's dermatology franchise in the U.S., by adding an R&D organization, a new Acne topical Rx and a pipeline of more...

Biopharmaceuticals ViroPharma Incorporated Lev Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Enhances ViroPharma's pipeline with Cinryze (C1 inhibitor), currently under FDA review for hereditary angioedema (HAE) -- sporadic attacks of more...

Biopharmaceuticals Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Limited
The portfolio consists of 17 products, including 15 FDA-approved products and 2 development-stage products. The products complement Watson's more...

Data Management/ Healthcare IT Crossflo Systems, Inc. Verras Medical, Inc.
Crossflow acquires software programs for hospitals and physician groups to assess the quality of care delivery against state and federal healthcare more...

Data Management/ Healthcare IT Francisco Partners Management LLC API Software, Inc.
API offers staffing and scheduling, patient classification, payroll, human resources, and productivity management software for healthcare providers. more...

Data Management/ Healthcare IT FUJIFILM Medical Systems Empiric Systems, LLC,
Helps Fujifilm achieve a fully integrated, Web-based solution for the radiology department. In November 2007 the companies announced a formal more...

Data Management/ Healthcare IT GE Healthcare Agility Healthcare Solutions
Agility offers a real time technology platform that tracks patient flow, assets, beds and rooms, staff, emergency department activities, surgical more...

Data Management/ Healthcare IT Health Systems Solutions, Inc. Emageon Inc.
Emageon develops clinical analysis and medical image management software used by medical professionals to view, manipulate, and store medical images. more...

Data Management/ Healthcare IT Johnson & Johnson HealthMedia, Inc.
Provides a wellness and prevention platform, emulating a health coach via the web for wellness, disease management, behavioral health, and medication more...

Data Management/ Healthcare IT Nobel Biocare Holing AG BioCad Medical Inc.
The companies have developed a solution to combine the leading BioCad CAD interface with Nobel Biocare’s CAM manufacturing. Tooth restoration more...

Data Management/ Healthcare IT Nuance Communications Royal Philips Electronics
Enhances Nuances' ability to deliver speech-driven clinical documentation and communication solutions to healthcare organizations throughout more...

Data Management/ Healthcare IT Patterson Companies , Inc. Dolphin Imaging Systems and Dolphin Practice Management LLC
Patterson adds software to electronically capture and analyze imaging records, perform advanced 2D and 3D visualization, and graphically simulate more...

Data Management/ Healthcare IT Perot Systems Corporation Tellurian Networks, Inc.
Broadens Perot's reach into the physician practice group market. The EMR market is expected to reach $4.85 billion by 2015. Tellurian provides more...

Data Management/ Healthcare IT Roche Holding AG Swisslab GmbH
Enables Roche to become an international leader in software solutions for in-vitro diagnostics and laboratory information systems. The Swisslab more...

Data Management/ Healthcare IT Sunquest Information Systems Anglia Healthcare Systems
Increases Sunquest's global presence by combining its laboratory information systems with a comprehensive set of laboratory connectivity, orders, more...

Data Management/ Healthcare IT Sunquest Information Systems, Inc. Pathology Associates Medical Laboratories
The deal provides Sunquest with software for labs to more successfully outreach for business, reduce their operational costs, and enhance their more...

Data Management/ Healthcare IT Toshiba Medical Visualization Systems Europe, Ltd. Barco nv
Toshibas acquires 3D volume rendering and advanced visualization capabilities for Toshiba modalities. For the past 10 years, Toshiba had used the 3D more...

Diagnostics Abbott Ibis Biosciences Inc.
Expands Abbott's position in molecular diagnostics for detection and surveillance of infectious diseases in hospital and clinical settings. more...

Diagnostics Affymetrix Inc. Panomics Inc.
Strengthens Affymetrix’ position in high-growth validation and routine-testing market segments and enable a more complete customer workflow, more...

Diagnostics Nihon Kohden Corporation Neurotronics Incorporated
Neurotronics makes sleep brain wave analysis programs to strengthen Nihon Kohden's neurology business in the growing sleep-respiratory market. more...

Diagnostics Quintiles Transnational Corp. Targeted Molecular Diagnostics
Strengthens Quintiles’ in-house pathology offerings in oncology, providing strong capabilities in tissue-based testing, a critical component of more...

Diagnostics Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. Raymond A. Lamb Ltd
Strengthens Thermo's anatomical pathology portfolio. Raymond Lamb focuses on systems that automate the labeling and tracking of slides and more...

Distribution Liberty Healthcare Group Owens & Minor
Adds direct marketing capabilities to Liberty and complements its medical management services. Deal value -- $63m. Owens & Minor sheds a more...

Distribution Owens & Minor The Burrows Company
Provides geographical coverage in the mid-West and permits O&M to introduce value added programs and its supply-chain management expertise to more...

Distribution VWR International, LLC OMNILAB AG
OMNILAB’s core business of supplying instrumentation, consumables and services complements VWR’s local expertise in chemicals, consumables more...

Medical Devices CID Investment S.r.l. Sorin Group
Allows Sorin to focus on its core cardiovascular businesses -- Heart Valves, Cardiopulmonary and Cardiac Rhythm more...

Medical Devices Given Imaging Ltd. Medtronic Inc.
The Bravo system is the only wireless, catheter-free pH test to diagnose Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GIRD). The system uses a disposable capsule more...

Medical Devices Hill-Rom Holdings, Inc. Liko Vardlyft AB
Expected synergies include combining Liko's product platforms, engineering capabilities, clinical competencies and sales channels with Hill- more...

Medical Devices Medline Industries, Inc. Sunrise Medical, Inc.
Bolster's Medline's Durable Medical Equipment division. Terms not more...

Medical Devices Medtronic, Inc. Pabban Development, Inc.
The bone cement delivery system will be used in Medtronic's balloon Kyphoplasty for the treatment of vertebral compression spine fractures. With more...

Medical Devices Medtronic, Inc. CryoCath Technologies Inc.
Medtronic obtains key minimally invasive cryo-balloon catheter ablation technology (Arctic Front) to treat atrial fibrillation estimated to impact 5m more...

Medical Devices Medtronic, Inc. InfluENT Medical
Provides Medtronics' surgeon customers with another minimally invasive, low morbidity option to treat patients suffering from obstructive sleep more...

Medical Devices Natus Medical NeuroCom International
Expands Natus' neurology footprint into the growing balance and mobility assessment market and advances its goal growing revenue to a $250m more...

Medical Devices One Equity Partners ETHICON, Inc
The Wound Care business contains such advanced wound care brands PROMOGRAN Matrix Wound Dressing, TIELLE Hydropolymer Dressing and REGRANEX more...

Medical Devices PAUL HARTMANN AG Whitestone Corp.
Broadens the product ranges of HARTMANN-CONCO Inc., PAUL HARTMANN's U.S. unit. Whitestone's and HARTMANN"S product lines are sold to more...

Medical Devices Renishaw plc Schaerer Mayfield NeuroMate AG
Renishaw acquires a 75% interest in this manufacturer of image guided neuro-surgical systems to deepen its presence in the neurosurgical market, more...

Medical Devices Royal Philips Electronics Meditronics
Deepens Philips' reach in emerging markets. This is Philips' second acquisition in India and its fifth in emerging markets since mid 2007. more...

Medical Devices Royal Philips Electronics Medel SpA
Together with a related acquisition of a manufacturing facility in China for nebulizer compressor systems, Philips enhances its Respironics home more...

Medical Devices St. Jude Medical, Inc. Radi Medical AB
Radi Medical Systems is the leader in two niche cardiovascular segments in which St. jude does not participate -- physiological assessment of more...

Medical Devices St. Jude Medical, Inc. MediGuide Inc.
Provides a new platform technology to enhance St. Jude Medical’s atrial fibrillation growth programs. MediGuide has developed a sophisticated more...

Medical Devices The Orthotic Group Langer, Inc.
The Langer foot orthotics line adds a key U.S. brand to The Orthotics Group, which focuses primarily on the Canadian foot orthotic market. Deal price more...

Medical Devices The Sorin Group Datascope Inc.
Complements Sorin Group’s Cardiopulmonary Business Unit. Endoscopic vessel harvesting (EVH) devices are less-invasive than open surgery for the more...

Medical Devices Unilens Vision Inc. Aero Contact Lens, Inc.
Adds the Aero Contact Lens brands to offer a wider selection to independent eye care professionals throughout the U.S. Terms not more...

Medical Devices Volcano Corporation Axsun Technologies, Inc.
Volcano plans to utilize new integrated versions of Axsun's advanced tunable laser and optical engine technology in the development of new more...

Medical Services Genstar Capital, LLC Long Term Care Group, Inc. (LTCG)
LTCG offers outsourced services including application processing, underwriting, policy administration, clinical assessments, claims processing, and more...

Medical Services Healthedge Investment Partners Intra-Op Monitoring Services Inc.
Intra-Op Monitoring uses advanced electrophysiological modalities to monitor and record the functional integrity of critical neural structures more...

Medical Services MTS Health Investors, LLC DNA Diagnostics Center, Inc
DNA Diagnostic Center is one of the largest DNA testing laboratories worldwide and a market leader in human DNA identification testing for the more...

OTC/Consumer 3M Beiersdorf AG
Futuro orthopedic softgood products are sold through consumer channels including drug stores, mass merchandisers and grocers in North America, and more...

OTC/Consumer AliMed Inc Interactive Therapeutics
Expands AliMed's Speech & Dysphagia, general rehab and occupational health offerings. Terms not more...

OTC/Consumer GlaxoSmithKline Laclede Inc.
Extends Glaxo's portfolio in therapeutic oral healthcare and leverages its global capability with dental and medical professionals. Biotene is a more...

OTC/Consumer Joshua Partners LLC Medicia Corp.
Medicia manufactures a wide range of products including topical OTC, medical device products, cosmetics, skin care, hair care, health and beauty aid more...

OTC/Consumer Perrigo Company Unico Holdings
Expands Perrigo's store brand product offering into new categories not offered. Deal value -- more...




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