Medical Equipment M&A Trends - November 2008

Medical Equipment M&A Trends - November 2008

Medical Equipment M&A Trends - November 2008

Summary

Global Markets Direct's Medical Equipment M&A Trends November 2008 Report is an excellent source providing detailed information on M&A, Equity/Debt Offerings, Private Equity, Venture Financing and Partnership transactions in the Medical Equipment industry. The report also provides detailed comparative data on the number of deals and their value in the last six months subdivided by sector and geography.

Scope

• Comprehensive summary of Alternative Energy deals globally in the last six months.
• Trend analysis of deals by sector and type.
• Information on rumored and upcoming deals before they occur.
• Summaries of the most important deals.

Reasons to buy

• Find out what the hot sectors are for M&A and investment activity in your industry.
• Understand financing and M&A trends, how are companies financing and expanding their businesses in your industry.
• Evaluate the market in a particular geography or industry where you are planning a deal.
• React to upcoming deals before they happen.

1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 5
1.2 List of Figures 6
2 Deal Summary 8
2.1 Medical Equipment, Deal Value versus Volume Analysis, October 2008 8
2.2 Medical Equipment, Top Deals, October 2008 9
2.2.1 China Medical Technologies To Acquire SPR System From Molecular Diagnostics Technologies 9
2.2.2 Duke Street Acquires Biomnis 9
2.2.3 Novartis To Acquire Pulmonary Drug-Delivery Business Unit Of Nektar Therapeutics 9
2.2.4 Elliot Associates To Acquire Endologix, Inc. 9
2.3 Medical Equipment, Deals Update, October 2008 9
2.3.1 Zimmer Holdings Acquires Abbott Spine From Abbott Laboratories 9
2.3.2 Nuance Acquires Philips Speech Recognition Systems From Philips Medical 9
2.3.3 GE Healthcare Acquires Vital Signs 9
3 Contribution of Private Equity / Venture Capital in Medical Equipment 11
3.1 Top PE/VC Deals, Medical Equipment, October 2008 11
4 Deal Summary by Sector 13
4.1 In-vitro Diagnostics, Deal Trends, October 2008 13
4.1.1 In-vitro Diagnostics – Deals of the Month 13
4.2 Healthcare IT, Deal Trends, October 2008 15
4.2.1 Healthcare IT – Deals of the Month 15
4.3 Cardiovascular Devices, Deal Trends, October 2008 16
4.3.1 Cardiovascular Devices – Deals of the Month 16
4.4 Orthopedic Devices, Deal Trends, October 2008 17
4.4.1 Orthopedic Devices – Deals of the Month 17
4.5 Diagnostics Imaging, Deal Trends, October 2008 18
4.5.1 Diagnostics Imaging – Deals of the Month 18
4.6 Surgical Equipment, Deal Trends, October 2008 19
4.6.1 Surgical Equipment – Deals of the Month 19
4.7 Opthalmic Devices, Deal Trends, October 2008 20
4.7.1 Opthalmic Devices – Deals of the Month 20
4.8 Anesthesia and Respiratory Devices, Deal Trends, October 2008 21
4.8.1 Anesthesia and Respiratory Devices – Deals of the Month 21
4.9 Wound Care Management, Deal Trends, October 2008 22
4.9.1 Wound Care Management – Deals of the Month 22
4.10 Drug Delivery Devices, Deal Trends, October 2008 23
4.10.1 Drug Delivery Devices– Deals of the Month 23
4.11 Dental Devices, Deal Trends, October 2008 24
4.11.1 Dental Devices – Deals of the Month 24
4.12 Nephrology and Urology Devices, Deal Trends, October 2008 25
4.12.1 Nephrology and Urology Devices – Deals of the Month 25
4.13 Hospital Supplies, Deal Trends, October 2008 26
4.14 Patient Monitoring, Deal Trends, October 2008 26
4.15 Endoscopy Devices, Deal Trends, October 2008 27
4.16 Neurology Devices, Deal Trends, October 2008 27
4.17 Diabetes Care Devices, Deal Trends, October 2008 28
4.18 ENT Devices, Deal Trends, October 2008 28
5 Deal Summary by Geography 29
5.1 North America, Deal Trends, October 2008 29
5.1.1 North America – Deals of the Month 29
5.2 Europe, Deal Trends, October 2008 31
5.2.1 Europe – Deals of the Month 31
5.3 Asia-Pacific, Deal Trends, October 2008 32
5.3.1 Asia-Pacific – Deals of the Month 32
5.4 Rest of the World (ROW), Deal Trends, October 2008 33
5.4.1 Rest of the World – Deals of the Month 33
6 Further Information 34
6.1 Methodology 34
6.2 About GlobalData 34
6.3 Contact Us 35
6.4 Disclosure information 35
6.5 Disclaimer 35



1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Wound Care Management, Deal Value and Volume, May 2008 – October 2008 22
Table 2: Drug Delivery Devices, Deal Value and Volume, May 2008 – October 2008 23
Table 3: Dental Devices, Deal Value and Volume, May 2008 – October 2008 24
Table 4: Nephrology and Urology Devices, Deal Value and Volume, May 2008 – October 2008 25
Table 5: Hospital Supplies, Deal Value and Volume, May 2008 – October 2008 26
Table 6: Patient Monitoring, Deal Value and Volume, May 2008 – October 2008 26
Table 7: Endoscopy Devices, Deal Value and Volume, May 2008 – October 2008 27
Table 8: Neurology Devices, Deal Value and Volume, May 2008 – October 2008 27
Table 9: Diabetes Care Devices, Deal Value and Volume, May 2008 – October 2008 28
Table 10: ENT Devices, Deal Value and Volume, May 2008 – October 2008 28



1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Medical Equipment, Deal Value and Volume, May 2008 – October 2008 8
Figure 2: Medical Equipment, Private Equity and Venture Capital Deals, Deal Value and Volume, May 2008 – October 2008 11
Figure 3: In-vitro Diagnostics, Deal Value and Volume, May 2008 – October 2008 13
Figure 4: Healthcare IT, Deal Value and Volume, May 2008 – October 2008 15
Figure 5: Cardiovascular Devices, Deal Value and Volume, May 2008 – October 2008 16
Figure 6: Orthopedic Devices, Deal Value and Volume, May 2008 – October 2008 17
Figure 7: Diagnostics Imaging, Deal Value and Volume, May 2008 – October 2008 18
Figure 8: Surgical Equipment, Deal Value and Volume, May 2008 – October 2008 19
Figure 9: Opthalmic Devices, Deal Value and Volume, May 2008 – October 2008 20
Figure 10: Anesthesia and Respiratory Devices, Deal Value and Volume, May 2008 – October 2008 21
Figure 14: North America, Deal Value and Volume, May 2008 – October 2008 29
Figure 15: Europe, Deal Value and Volume, May 2008 – October 2008 31
Figure 16: Asia-Pacific, Deal Value and Volume, May 2008 – October 2008 32
Figure 17: Rest of the World, Deal Value and Volume, May 2008 – October 2008 33