M&A Deal Summary

Kimberly-Clark Acquires I-Flow

On October 9, 2009, Kimberly-Clark acquired medical products company I-Flow for 276M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Kimberly-Clark’s 4th transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is Kimberly-Clark’s 7th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Kimberly-Clark’s 6th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Kimberly-Clark’s 2nd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-10-09
Target I-Flow
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) Kimberly-Clark
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 276M USD
Advisor(s) Goldman Sachs (Financial)

Target

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.

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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 11 of 14
Sector (Medical Products) 4 of 5
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 8 of 10
State (California) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 6 of 8
Year (2009) 3 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 7 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-10-05 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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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-02 Life-Tech Anesthesia

Stafford, Texas, United States

Life-Tech Anesthesian provides services of needles, catheters and accessories associated with peripheral nerve block (PNB) procedures.

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