IMDS, the leading company in the manufacture of orthopaedic implants and instruments, recently was acquired by Golden Equity Investments.
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Chiesi Farmaceutici to wholly acquire Cornerstone for USD9.50 per share
Pharmaceutical company Chiesi Farmaceutici SpA agreed on Monday to acquire the remaining stake it does not own in Cornerstone Therapeutics Inc for USD9.5 per share in cash.
Quintiles announces completed acquisition of Novella Clinical
Today, Quintiles said it had completed its purchase of Novella Clinical as stated in the previously announced agreement.
USMD add ownership in USMD Hospital at Arlington
USMD Holdings announced today its acquisition of 17.96% ownership interest in USMD Hospital at Arlington that increased the ownership of the physician-led integrated healthcare system to 45.4%.
The Eric B. Chandler Health Center announced receipt of funds for an endowment fund
An endowment fund was established for the Eric B. Chandler Health Center through the assistance of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the New Jersey Health Foundation.
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Lufthansa said CEO Christoph Franz had left the company to become the Chairman of Roche Holding. Deutsche Lufthansa announced that its Chief Executive Officer Christoph Franz had already left the company.
ViroPharma had attracted interested suitors including Sanofi and Shire Plc. as it started working with Goldman Sachs Group for a possible sale.
PE fund Golden Equity Investments announced its acquisition of Innovative Medical Device Solutions to expand into the orthopedic market.
Bayer said regulators in China were investigating their local office in the mainland for alleged unfair competition practices.
Media reports said US private equity firm KKR was considering an alliance with a Japanese government-backed investment fund for its bid of the healthcare unit of Panasonic.
In separate statements made public today, Fresenius SE and Rhoen-Klinikum AG agreed on a USD4.1 billion acquisition deal of 43 hospitals in Europe.
Bruker Corporation announced today its acquisition of Prairie Technologies Inc, a provider of life sciences fluorescence microscopy products.
In its second investment funding round, ERMS Corp raised USD3.5 million. The second round of major investment funding from its shareholders was recently concluded by the ERMS Corporation.
Bridgepoint sold Finnish healthcare services operator Terveystalo to EQT VI. Private equity firm Bridgepoint sold Terveystalo to EQT VI. Terveystalo is a Finland-based private healthcare provider.
