M&A Deal Summary

3M Acquires Lingualcare

On October 1, 2007, 3M acquired medical products company Lingualcare

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is 3M’s 7th transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is 3M’s 23rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is 3M’s 1st transaction in Texas.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2007-10-01
Target Lingualcare
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) 3M
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Lingualcare

Dallas, Texas, United States
Lingualcare Inc. is a Dallas-based orthodontic technology and services company offering the iBraces system, a customized, lingual orthodontic solution.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

3M

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Category Company
Founded 1902
Sector Diversified
Employees92,000
Revenue 24.6B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to 3M's corporate campus in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Entrance to 3M's corporate campus in St. Paul, Minnesota.

3M is a diversified manufacturing and technology company that produces a variety of adhesives, abrasives, safety products, chemicals, and other goods for consumers and businesses. 3M was incorporated in 1902 and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 34 of 81
Sector: Medical Products M&A 7 of 14
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 30 of 70
State: Texas M&A 1 of 3
Country: United States M&A 23 of 51
Year: 2007 M&A 14 of 18
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-09-13 Abzil Industria e Comercio

Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Brazil

Abzil Industria e Comercio Ltda. is a manufacturer of orthodontic products based in Sao Jose do Rio Preto, Sao Paulo, Brazil.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-10-22 Unifam Sp. z o.o.

Skomielna Biala, Poland

Unifam Sp. z o.o. is a manufacturer of cut-off wheels, depressed center grinding wheels and flap discs.

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