Johnson & Johnson's acquisition of Auris Health, a maker of robotic diagnostics and surgical devices, tops market researcher EvaluatePharma's list of the 10 largest acquisitions in medical technology this year.
The complete list, including the value of the transaction:
1. Johnson & Johnson acquires Auris Health ($5.75 billion)
2. Veritas Capital and Elliott Management acquires Athenahealth ($5.70 billion)
3. Colifax acquires DJO Global ($3.15 billion)
4. Fortive acquires the advanced sterilization products business from J&J ($2.8 billion)
5. Fresenius Medical Care acquires Nxstage Medical ($2.00 billion)
6. Montagu Private Equity and Astorg acquires Nemera ($1.15 billion)
7. 3M acquires M*Modal ($1.00 billion)
8. Sonic Healthcare acquires Aurora Diagnostics ($540 million)
9. Boston Scientific acquires Vertiflex ($465 million)
10. Boston Scientific acquires Millipede ($450 million)
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