Smith & Nephew - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Smith & Nephew M&A Summary

Smith & Nephew has acquired 35 companies, including 7 in the last 5 years. A total of 8 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 5 assets.

Smith & Nephew’s largest acquisition to date was in 2014, when it acquired ArthroCare for $1.5B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2016, when it sold Smith & Nephew - Gynecology Business to Medtronic for $350M. Smith & Nephew has acquired in 11 different US states, and 10 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include medical products (68%) and life science (9%).

Smith & Nephew Business Overview

Where is Smith & Nephew headquartered?

Smith & Nephew is headquartered in Watford, United Kingdom.

What is Smith & Nephew’s revenue?

Smith & Nephew disclosed revenue of 5,549M USD for 2023 and 5,215M USD for 2022.

How many employees does Smith & Nephew have?

Smith & Nephew has 18,452 employees.

What sector is Smith & Nephew in?

Smith & Nephew is a medical products company.

When was Smith & Nephew founded?

Smith & Nephew was founded in 1856.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity39
    • M&A Buy Activity34
    • M&A Sell Activity5
  • Total Sectors Invested 7
  • Total Countries Invested 10
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 20
  • M&A Advisors 2

Smith & Nephew

Smith & Nephew plc

Building 5 Croxley Park Hatters Lane,
Watford, WD18 8YE
United Kingdom,
+44 19 2347 7100
www.smith-nephew.com

Smith & Nephew is a British-based multinational medical equipment manufacturing company. Smith & Nephew was founded in 1856 and is based in Watford, United Kingdom.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.8/yr) # 30 2 - 1 1 - 34
vol $5.0B $240M $135M $330M $5.7B
Sell (0.2/yr) # 4 - - 1 - - 5
vol $350M $350M
  39

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
CartiHeal Ltd. 2023-11-24 330M USD Divestiture
Kfar-Saba, Israel · www.cartiheal.com
Smith+Nephew - Two Wound-healing Cell Therapy Assets 2022-06-01 - Divestiture
Watford, United Kingdom
Engage Surgical Knee LLC 2022-01-19 135M USD Add-on Acquisition
Orlando, Florida · www.engagesurgical.com
Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corp. - Extremity Orthopaedics Business 2020-09-29 240M USD Divestiture
Princeton, New Jersey
Tusker Medical, Inc. 2020-01-24 - Add-on Acquisition
Menlo Park, California · www.tuskermed.com
Atracsys LLC 2019-06-11 - Add-on Acquisition
Puidoux, Switzerland · www.atracsys-measurement.com
Brainlab AG - Orthopaedic Joint Reconstruction Business 2019-03-12 - Divestiture
Munich, Germany
Osiris Therapeutics, Inc. 2019-03-12 660M USD Add-on Acquisition
Columbia, Maryland · www.osiristx.com
Ceterix Orthopaedics, Inc. 2018-12-18 105M USD Add-on Acquisition
Fremont, California · www.ceterix.com
Rotation Medical, Inc. 2017-10-23 125M USD Add-on Acquisition
Plymouth, Minnesota · www.rotationmedical.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Anabi Oil Corp. 2012-04-25 7-Eleven, Inc. - 124 Speedway & Sites 2021-03-15 1
Upland, California · www.anabioil.com Dallas, Texas

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Medical Products 23 (68%) 4.1B (72%) 1 (20%) 350M (100%)
Life Science 3 (9%) 1.4B (25%) 3 (60%) -
Healthcare Services 2 (6%) 135M (2%) 1 (20%) -
Distribution 2 (6%) - - -
Software 2 (6%) - - -
Energy Services and Equipment 1 (3%) - - -
Technology Hardware 1 (3%) - - -
Total 34 $5.7B 5 $350M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 21 4.3B - -
  California 6 525M - -
  Texas 2 2.3B - -
  New Jersey 2 240M - -
  Minnesota 2 125M - -
  Arizona 1 28M - -
  Pennsylvania 1 275M - -
  Massachusetts 1 - - -
  Maryland 1 660M - -
  Indiana 1 - - -
  Florida 1 135M - -
United Kingdom 2 103M 5 350M
Brazil 2 - - -
Germany 2 72M - -
Switzerland 2 889M - -
Canada 1 - - -
  Alberta 1 - - -
Colombia 1 - - -
India 1 - - -
Israel 1 330M - -
Turkey 1 - - -
Domestic 2 (6%) 103M (2%) 5 (100%) 350M (100%)
Cross-border 32 (94%) 5.6B (98%) - -
Total 34 $5.7B 5 $350M

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
Centerview Partners
1
Navidar Holdco LLC
1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 1 $1.5B
$100M to $1B 12 $4.1B
< $100M 2 $100M
TOTAL $5.7B
Largest ArthroCare Corp.
$1.5B (2014-05-29)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $350M
TOTAL $350M
Largest Smith & Nephew - Gynecology Business
$350M (2016-05-18)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
21%
7 (21%)
Strategic(s)
26%
9 (26%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
5 (100%)

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