Walden Group Healthcare M&A Blog

Rapid Growth for Gene Therapy

04/23/2019
Large pharmaceutical and diagnostic players companies have been acquiring emerging gene and cell therapy companies with promising drug pipelines or drug approvals, some with limited revenue. In March 2019, Thermo Fisher Scientific agreed to pay $1.7b to acquire Brammer Bio, which offers pre-clinical and analytical development, process...
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Catalent to Acquire Paragon Bioservices for $1.2b

04/15/2019
Catalent, Inc., a $2.46b provider of delivery technologies for drugs, biologics, and consumer and animal health products, is buying Paragon Bioservices, Inc., a developer of viral vectors for gene therapies. The deal Complements Catalent's biologics business. Paragon engages in the production and purification of therapeutic proteins, monoclonal...
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Smith & Nephew to Buy Osiris Therapeutics

3/12/2019
Smith & Nephew plc (LSE:SN, NYSE:SNN), a $4.9b maker of orthopedic, wound management, sports medicine and trauma & extremities products, is acquiring Osiris Therapeutics, Inc., a provider of regenerative medicine products, including skin, bone graft and articular cartilage substitutes. The deal accelerates S&N's wound management...
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Medtronic to Acquire EPIX Therapeutics

1/25/2019
Medtronic plc (NYSE: MDT), a $29.95b manufacturer of cardio-vascular, orthopedic, spinal and other medical devices., is buying EPIX Therapeutics, Inc. (formerly Advanced Cardiac Therapeutics), a maker of a catheter-based, temperature-controlled cardiac ablation systems. The acquisition expands Medtronic's cardiac ablation portfolio. EPIX...
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Abbott Laboratories to Acquire Cephea Valve Technologies

01/16/2019
Abbott Laboratories, a $20.4b global developer of diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic pharmaceuticals is buying Cephea Valve Technologies, Inc, a developer of a less-invasive heart valve replacement technology for mitral valve disease. The deal Strengthens Abbott's in structural heart therapies. Cephea's artificial...
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