In the ongoing back-and-forth to acquire Sirtex Medical (ASX:SRX), it seems that Varian Medical‘s (NYSE:VAR) $1.2 billion bid just wasn’t enough. Varian said today that it heard from Sirtex that the company’s board couldn’t turn down the $1.41 billion unsolicited offer from China’s CDH Investments. The bid from CDH Investments came in at a 20% premium […]
Varian stands on $1.28B offer for Sirtex
Varian Medical (NYSE:VAR) said today that it stands behind its initial $1.28 billion bid to acquire Sirtex Medical (ASX:SRX) in the wake of a $1.41 billion counter offer from China’s CDH Investments. The unsolicited bid from CDH Investments came in at a 20% premium on Varian’s A$28-per-share offer, prompting Sirtex to reconsider a merger that already […]
China’s CDH Investments counters Varian with unsolicited $1.4B bid for Sirtex
Sirtex Medical (ASX:SRX) said today that it’s fielding an unsolicited, $1.41 billion counter-offer from China’s CDH Investments that trumps a previous, $1.28 billion bid from Varian Medical (NYSE:VAR) that’s already won approval from U.S. and German regulators. CDH’s A$33.60-per-share offer is a 20% premium on Varian’s initial A$28-per-share offer and prompted Sirtex to seek to scuttle a […]
Medtech stories we missed this week: April 20, 2018
From CHF Solutions’ new Italian distribution deal to Masimo’s CE Mark approval, here are five medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. CHF Solutions signs Italian distribution deal CHF Solutions announced in an April 17 press release that it has signed a new distribution agreement with TRX Italy to distribute […]
U.S., German antitrust authorities clear Varian’s $1.3B Sirtex buyout
U.S. antitrust authorities and the German Federal Cartel Office cleared Varian Medical‘s (NYSE:VAR) $1.3B proposed buyout of Sirtex Medical (ASX:SRX), Varian reported today. The companies first announced that they inked a deal for Varian to acquire all of Sirtex’s outstanding shares in January this year. The transaction is slated to close in late May. Sirtex shareholders […]
Varian Medical to pay $1.3B for Sirtex
Varian Medical (NYSE:VAR) yesterday said it agreed to pay nearly $1.3 billion for Australia’s Sirtex Medical (ASX:SRX) and its anti-cancer microspheres. The A$28-per-share offer, which values Sirtex at A$1.59 billion (about $1.28 billion), is slated to close in late May, Palo Alto, Calif.-based Varian said. It’s part of a bid to broaden that company’s oncology portfolio. Sirtex makes […]
Medtech stories we missed this week: Oct. 27, 2017
From RadiaDyne’s FDA expansion to NuVasive launching its new implants, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth mentioning. 1. FDA expands indications for RadiaDyne’s OARtrac dose monitor RadiaDyne announced in an Oct. 24 press release that it has received additional FDA clearance for its upcoming OARtrac. The OARtrac allows […]
Medtech stories we missed this week: August 11, 2017
From Xtant Medical’s 510(k) extension to Varian Medical’s distribution deal, here are seven medtech stories we missed this week but thought were still worth a mention. 1. FDA extends Xtant Medical’s 510(k) for Calix C spinal implant Xtant Medical announced in an Aug. 9 press release that the FDA has cleared its product line extensions […]
