M&A Deal Summary

Becton Dickinson Acquires CareFusion

On October 5, 2014, Becton Dickinson acquired healthcare services company CareFusion for 12.2B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Becton Dickinson’s 6th transaction in the Healthcare Services sector.
  • This is Becton Dickinson’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Becton Dickinson’s 11th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Becton Dickinson’s 6th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-10-05
Target CareFusion
Sector Healthcare Services
Buyer(s) Becton Dickinson
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 12.2B USD

Target

CareFusion

San Diego, California, United States
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.

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Buyer

Becton Dickinson

Franklin Lake, New Jersey, United States
Category Company
Founded 1897
Sector Medical Products
Employees75,000
Revenue 19.4B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Becton Dickinson is a global medical technology company that develops, manufactures and sells medical devices, instrument systems and reagents. The Company is dedicated to improving people's health throughout the world. BD is focused on improving drug delivery, enhancing the quality and speed of diagnosing infectious diseases and cancers, and advancing research, discovery and production of new drugs and vaccines. Becton Dickinson was incorporated in 1897 and is headquartered in Franklin Lake, New Jersey.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 30
Sector (Healthcare Services) 6 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 14 of 25
State (California) 6 of 10
Country (United States) 11 of 23
Year (2014) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 9
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-01-07 Alverix

San Jose, California, United States

Alverix, Inc. is a key supplier to BD Diagnostics’ point-of-care instrument platform.

Buy $40M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-02 CRISI Medical Systems

San Diego, California, United States

CRISI Medical Systems, Inc. is a medical technology company dedicated to improving the safety and delivery of IV injectable medications.

Buy -
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