M&A Deal Summary

CareFusion Acquires Vital Signs

On November 18, 2013, CareFusion acquired medical products company Vital Signs from GE Healthcare for 500M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is CareFusion’s 6th transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is CareFusion’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is CareFusion’s 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is CareFusion’s 1st transaction in New Jersey.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-11-18
Target Vital Signs
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) CareFusion
Sellers(s) GE Healthcare
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 500M USD

Target

Vital Signs

Totowa, New Jersey, United States
Vital Signs is a manufacturer of single-patient-use consumables for respiratory care and anesthesiology. The company also markets products for temperature management and patient monitoring consumables.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

CareFusion

San Diego, California, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 2009
Sector Healthcare Services
Employees15,000
Revenue 3.6B USD (2013)
DESCRIPTION

CareFusion Corp. is a global medical technology company that provides various healthcare services to hospitals. Amongst other services, CareFusion is a provider of wireless, barcode-enabled patient identification systems used in hospitals. CareFusion was formed in 2009 when it was spun out of Cardinal Health.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 9
Sector (Medical Products) 6 of 7
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (New Jersey) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 4
Year (2013) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-10-16 Grupo Sendal SL

Martorell, Spain

The SENDAL group is an organization made up of several companies, which provide a service to healthcare providers and hospitals and specializes in the manufacture and marketing of single use products.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-12-10 Caesarea Medical Electronics

Caesarea, Israel

Caesarea Medical Electronics Ltd. (CME) is a manufacturer of infusion and syringe pump systems, complementary accessories and a wide range of disposable administration sets. Caesarea Medical Electronics Ltd. was established in 1993 and is headquartered in Caesarea, Israel.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

GE Healthcare

Westborough, Massachusetts, United States

website

Category Company
Founded 1994
Sector Medical Products
DESCRIPTION

GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company is a provider of medical technologies and services. GE Healthcare has expertise in medical imaging and information technologies, medical diagnostics, patient monitoring systems, performance improvement, life sciences, drug discovery, and biopharmaceutical manufacturing technologies. GE Healthcare is based in Westborough, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 11
Sector (Medical Products) 2 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 11
State (New Jersey) 1 of 3
Country (United States) 3 of 10
Year (2013) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-05-29 Unisyn Medical Technologies

Golden, Colorado, United States

Unisyn Medical Technologies, Inc. is a provider of products and services to the diagnostic imaging industry. Unisyn leverages its proprietary technologies and advanced technical capabilities to provide solutions for its customers across multiple modalities and vendor platforms. Unisyn Medical Technologies, Inc. is headquartered in Golden, Colorado.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-21 Centricity Contingent Staffing

Hartford, Wisconsin, United States

Centricity Contingent Staffing is a provider of human capital management solutions to the healthcare industry including time and attendance, staffing and scheduling, patient classification, payroll, human resource, productivity management and education tracking software.

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