Mrz 14, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, transactions
The medical technology manufacturer Boston Scientific Corporation wants to acquire Cameron Health, a private company with headquarters located at San Clemente, California. Cameron Health developed the first one and only commercially available subcutaneous...
Mrz 13, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, transactions
Chemical group Asahi Kasei wants to strengthen its health devision and is planning to take over Zoll Medical. In doing so, the Japanese company wants to lessen its dependence on chemical and fibre businesses and benefit from Zoll’s strong business position in...
Mrz 9, 2012 | Allgemein, company news @en, DE, transactions
The pharmaceutical companies Bayer and Novartis have both shown interest in Pfizer’s veterinary medicine division. The potential purchase price is supposed to range from 15 to 20 billion dollars. Instead of selling the division, however, Pfizer would also...
Mrz 8, 2012 | Allgemein, DE, homecare / nursing care @en, transactions
Die consortium GHD GesundHeits GmbH Germany has taken over the homecare business of the medical supplies company Stolle in Hamburg as of March 1st. In future, Stolle will focus on the service areas rehabilitation and orthopedic technology as well as...
Feb 6, 2012 | Allgemein, DE, market knowledge, transactions
The larges manufacturer and distributer of uncoated, wood-free paper in North America is taking over Attends, the Scandinavian manufacturer of incontinence products. The deal worth 180 million euros is expected to be finalized during the first quarter 2012. The...
Jan 30, 2012 | Allgemein, DE, transactions
Due to the ongoing financial crisis, no major increases in private equity capital through financial investors have been reported. Financial institutions like Deutsche Bank are anticipating a decline in investment by private equity firms of up to 17 percent. However,...