M&A Deal Summary

Kimberly-Clark Acquires Baylis Medical Pain Management Business

On October 5, 2009, Kimberly-Clark acquired medical products company Baylis Medical Pain Management Business from Baylis Medical

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Kimberly-Clark’s 3rd transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is Kimberly-Clark’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Kimberly-Clark’s 1st transaction in Quebec.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-10-05
Target Baylis Medical Pain Management Business
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) Kimberly-Clark
Sellers(s) Baylis Medical
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Baylis Medical Pain Management Business

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Baylis Medical Company's pain management business, provides services which includes a number of innovative, minimally-invasive radio-frequency pain management products.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Kimberly-Clark

Dallas, Texas, United States
Category Company
Founded 1872
Sector Consumer Products
Employees41,000
Revenue 20.4B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Kimberly-Clark's corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas.
Kimberly-Clark's corporate headquarters in Dallas, Texas.

Kimberly-Clark is a multinational consumer goods company specializing in a wide range of products and services in the personal care, hygiene, and professional sectors. With a diverse portfolio of well-known brands, they offer a variety of essential products that enhance comfort, cleanliness, and convenience in daily life. Their product lineup includes popular items such as diapers and wipes (Huggies), tissues (Kleenex), bathroom tissue (Cottonelle), paper towels (Scott), and feminine care products (Kotex). Catering to both individual consumers and businesses, Kimberly-Clark provides solutions designed to meet the needs of people across different demographics and industries. Kimberly-Clark was founded in 1872 and is based in Dallas, Texas.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 14
Sector (Medical Products) 3 of 5
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 4
State (Quebec) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2009) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-04-14 Jackson Products

Fenton, Missouri, United States

Jackson markets and distributes personal and highway safety products. Jackson’s product lines include welding helmets, auto-darkening filters, hardhats, hearing protection devices, spectacles, traffic cones, traffic barricades and safety vests.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-10-09 I-Flow

Lake Forest, California, United States

I-Flow Corporation is a healthcare company that develops and markets technically advanced, low-cost drug delivery systems and innovative products for post-surgical pain relief and surgical site care.

Buy $276M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Baylis Medical

Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Category Company
Founded 1986
Sector Medical Products
DESCRIPTION

Baylis Medical is a developer and marketer of high-technology medical devices used in the fields of interventional cardiology and interventional radiology. The company’s core expertise lies in electrosurgical systems that are used to deliver various therapeutic treatments. Baylis Medical was founded in 1986 and is based in Montreal, Quebec.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Medical Products) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Quebec) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 1
Year (2009) 1 of 1
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