M&A Deal Summary

Alere Acquires Tapestry Medical

On November 1, 2009, Alere acquired healthcare services company Tapestry Medical

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Alere’s 5th transaction in the Healthcare Services sector.
  • This is Alere’s 14th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Alere’s 7th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-11-01
Target Tapestry Medical
Sector Healthcare Services
Buyer(s) Alere
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Tapestry Medical

Livermore, California, United States
Tapestry Medical Inc is the only medical device company focused exclusively on self-testing with Coumadin warfarin.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Alere

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1981
Sector Healthcare Services
Employees9,800
Revenue 2.6B USD (2014)
DESCRIPTION

Alere delivers reliable and actionable information through rapid diagnostic tests, resulting in better clinical and economic healthcare outcomes globally. Alere was founded in 1981 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 24
Sector (Healthcare Services) 5 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 15 of 23
State (California) 7 of 7
Country (United States) 14 of 20
Year (2009) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-09-21 Free & Clear

Seattle, Washington, United States

Buy $100M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-01-19 Nutritional Business/Inverness Medical Innovations/

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States

nutritional supplements business.

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