M&A Deal Summary

Cochlear Acquires Crystalaid Manufacture Pty

On December 19, 2006, Cochlear acquired electronics company Crystalaid Manufacture Pty for 19M USD

Acquisition Highlights

This is Cochlear’s 1st transaction in the Electronics sector.
This is Cochlear’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
This is Cochlear’s 1st transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date	2006-12-19
Target	Crystalaid Manufacture Pty
Sector	Electronics
Buyer(s)	Cochlear
Deal Type	Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value	19M USD

Target

Crystalaid Manufacture Pty

Newstead, Australia

Crystalaid Manufacture Pty Ltd. is a manufacturer and supplier of certain parts and accessories of the cochlear implant system external to the body.

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Buyer

Cochlear

Sydney, Australia

Category	Company
Founded	1981
Sector	Medical Products
Employees	5,500
Revenue	2.3B AUD (2025)

DESCRIPTION

Cochlear provides an implantable hearing solutions. Cochlear was founded in 1981 and is based in Sydney, Australia.

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Year: 2006 M&A	1 of 1
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