Wanna buy a medical device startup? A down payment would be nice. As competition for medical device acquisitions heats up, Medtronic Inc. (NYSE:MDT) and Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE:BSX) are redeeming early bets on promising startups.
It wasn't the "big one" I wrote about last week, but Medtronic Inc. (NYSE:MDT) still is proving itself a prolific deal maker. The company based in Fridley, Minnesota, said it will pay at least $800 million to purchase Ardian Inc., a firm developing a catheter-based treatment for high blood pressure.
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Boston Scientific Corp. (NYSE:BSX) CEO Ray Elliott is making good on his promise to more aggressively pursue deals. His company, based in Natick, Massachusetts but with major operations in Minnesota, said it will purchase replacement heart valve maker Sadra Medical Inc. for as much as $386 million. Under terms of the deal, Boston Scientific will […]