Walden Group Healthcare M&A Blog

SeaSpine Buys 7D Surgical for $110m

3/29/2021
SeaSpine (Nasdaq: SPNE), a $154m developer of orthobiologics and spinal implant solutions is paying $110m to buy Canada-based 7D Surgical, the producer of a machine-vision, image-guided surgery platform with applications in spine and cranial surgeries. 7D’s system reduces radiation exposure by eliminating intra-operative CT (computed...
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Agilent Technologies Purchases Resolution Bioscience in $550m Deal

3/15/2021
Agilent Technologies (SYSE: A), a $5.3b analytical instrumentation development and manufacturing company, is buying Resolution Bioscience, maker of a non-invasive liquid biopsy platform, for $550m upfront plus additional milestones of up to $145m. Resolution Bioscience’s ctDx test can detect all four major types of genetic alterations known...
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Hologic Pays $159m for Belgium-based Molecular Diagnostic Assay Developer Diagenode

3/1/2021
Hologic, a $3.8b developer of diagnostics, imaging systems, and surgical products for women's health, is buying epigenetics analysis company Diagenode, adding a menu of 30 real-time PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests that are CE-marked for the detection of bacteria, parasites and viruses involved in sexually transmitted diseases, respiratory...
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The Cooper Companies Acquire AEGEA Medical

2/16/2021
CooperSurgical, a subsidiary of $2.4b producer of women’s health devices and contact lenses, CooperCompanies (NYSE: COO) has bought AEGEA Medical, a developer of an office-based Water Vapor Ablation System treating heavy menstrual bleeding. The system, Mara, takes two-minutes to perform and ablates the lining of the uterus, the source of...
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Thermo Fisher Buys Mesa Biotech For $450m

2/1/2021
Thermo Fisher (NYSE: TMO) is acquiring Mesa Biotech, developer of a PCR-based rapid point-of-care (PoC) testing platform for infectious diseases. Mesa Biotech’s Accula System has received Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for SARS-CoV-2 in vitro diagnostic testing, providing results within 30 minutes, with greater precision than other rapid...
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