Just Released: "Mergers, Acquisitions and Partnerships in the Medical Devices Industry"

July 20, 2010 - PRLog -- Investments in the global medical devices industry exceeded $73 billion in 2009. In the same year, $18.7 billion worth mergers & acquisitions (M&A) including asset transactions were carried out. While the industry actually witnessed a decline in the value of investments and M&As in 2009, the last couple of years had been startlingly dynamic for the global medical devices industry. One trend that was clearly visible was Big Pharma's increasing interest in medical device companies. Abbott's acquisition of Advanced Medical Optics
(AMO), Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) acquisition of Mentor Corporation are some key examples.

GlobalData's new report, "Mergers, Acquisitions, Strategic Partnerships and Licensing in the Medical Devices Industry - Portfolio Diversification Driving Big-Pharma's Medical Device Buyouts" provides key data, information and analysis on the intra and inter-industry consolidation activity involving medical device companies. The report is supplemented with data and insight on key mergers, acquisitions, strategic partnerships and licensing agreements carried out in the last few years. The report also provides information on the strategic rationale behind each deal, the post-deal impact analysis and what could it mean to the industry and the competitive landscape.

This report is built using data and information sourced from proprietary databases, primary and secondary research and in-house analysis by GlobalData's team of industry experts.

Scope

* Annualized market revenues data from 2002 to 2009, forecast forward for seven years to 2016. *
The report provides key data and insight on the M&As, strategic partnerships and licensing agreements carried out in the last two years. *
The report analyses in detail, the key deals, with information and insight on the strategic rationale behind each deal, the post-deal impact analysis and what could it mean to the industry and the competitive landscape. *
The report also reviews and analyses the key trends shaping and driving consolidation activity in different medical device markets.   *
Key players covered include Alcon, Abbott Medical Optics, Ethicon, Beckman Coulter, Olympus, Medtronic, Stryker, Kinetic Concepts etc.  *
Key deals covered include Novartis' announcement to acquire additional 52% Stake in Alcon from Nestle, Abbott's acquisition of AMO and Evalve, Johnson & Johnson's acquisition of Mentor Corporation, Covidien's acquisition of VNUS Medical Technologies, t name a few.

Reasons to buy

* Develop business strategies by understanding the trends and developments that are driving the global medical devices M&A landscape globally. *
Design and develop your product development, marketing and sales strategies in accordance with the changing competitive landscape. *
Plan your inorganic growth strategies by capitalizing on the key consolidation drivers in the markets your company operates in. *
Design and develop market entry and market expansion strategies by identifying opportunities for acquisitions and strategic partnerships. *
Which of your competitors are most active on the consolidation front - Identify, understand and capitalize.   *
Who is acquiring and why? - Identify the key trends driving and influencing mergers, acquisitions, partnerships and licensing agreements within the medical devices industry."

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Partial Table of Contents:

1 Table of contents 5
1.1 List of Tables 7
1.2 List of Figures 7
2 Introduction and Overview 8
2.1 GlobalData Report Guidance 8
3 Medical Device Industry - Mergers and Acquisitions Landscape 9
4 Medical Device Industry - Partnership Agreements 10
5 Medical Device Industry - Mergers and Acquisition Trends 11
5.1 The Large Pharmaceutical Companies are Diversifying through Inorganic Growth 11
5.1.1 Novartis Acquires Alcon 11
5.1.2 Abbott Acquires Advanced Medical Optics 14
5.1.3 Johnson & Johnson Consolidates Medical Device Portfolio by Acquiring Mentor and Omrix 16
5.2 Consolidation in the Electrophysiology Market 19
5.2.1 Through the Acquisition of CryoCath Technologies and Ablation Frontiers, Medtronic Transforms into a Significant Player in the Electrophysiology Devices Market 19
5.2.2 Boston Scientific Corporation's Acquisition of CryoCor, Inc 22
5.2.3 St. Jude Medical Acquires EP MedSystems 23
5.3 Cardiovascular Device Companies Foraying into the Neurology Market 25
5.3.1 ev3's Acquisition of Chestnut Medical 32
5.3.2 St .Jude Medical Acquires Northstar Neuroscience 33
5.3.3 Medtronic Acquires NDI Medical 34
5.4 The Top Three Diagnostic Imaging Companies, GE Healthcare, Philips Healthcare and Siemens Healthcare, Are Looking to Diversify Their Portfolios 35
5.4.1 Philips' Acquisition of Respironics 35
5.4.2 Siemens Acquires Dade Behring Holdings, Inc. 38
5.4.3 GE's Acquisition of Vital Signs 41
5.5 Spinal Surgery Companies Acquiring Companies with Non-Fusion Technologies 42
5.5.1 NuVasive Acquires Cervitech 43
5.5.2 Integra Life Sciences Acquires Theken Spine 44
5.5.3 Synthes Acquires N Spine 45
5.6 Medical Device Companies Focusing on Diversifying into Home Health Care 47
5.6.1 GE Healthcare Consolidates Product Portfolio with Acquisitions and Partnership Agreements 48
5.6.2 Teijin Acquires Three Home Healthcare Services Providers in the US 49
5.6.3 Bayer HealthCare Acquires iSense 50
5.6.4 Robert Bosch Acquires Health Hero Network 50
5.7 Anesthesia and Respiratory Devices Companies Entering the Sleep Apnea Diagnostics Market through Strategic Acquisitions 51
5.7.1 Ambu Acquires Sleepmate Technologies 52
5.7.2 Nihon Kohden Acquires Neurotronics 52
5.8 Medical Equipment Giants Focus on Emerging Markets with the Acquisition of Companies in China and Brazil 53

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