The data illustrates (selected) major medtech mergers and acquisitions worldwide between July 2016 and June 2017, by value. Essilor International from France made the biggest acquisitions in this period when it bought Italian company Luxottica for 25.2 billion USD.
Essilor International (France)/ Luxottica (Italy) |
25.2 |
Becton Dickinson (U.S.)/ C.R. Bard (U.S.) |
24 |
Thermo Fisher Scientific (U.S.)/ Patheon (U.S.) |
7.2 |
Cardinal Health (U.S.)/ Medtronic - medical supplies (Ireland) |
6.1 |
Johnson & Johnson (U.S.)/ Abbott - medical optics (U.S.) |
4.3 |
Danaher (U.S.)/ Cepheid (U.S.) |
4 |
Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget (Sweden)/ BSN medical (Germany) |
3 |
Allergan (Ireland)/ Acelity/LifeCell (U.S.) |
2.9 |
Allergan (Ireland)/ ZELTIQ Aesthetics (U.S.) |
2.5 |
Philips (Netherlands)/ Spectranetics (U.S.) |
2.1 |