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Olympus Acquires Gyrus Group

On January 1, 2008, Olympus acquired healthcare services company Gyrus Group

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Olympus’ 1st transaction in the Healthcare Services sector.
  • This is Olympus’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-01-01
Target Gyrus Group
Sector Healthcare Services
Buyer(s) Olympus
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Gyrus Group

Wokingham, United Kingdom
Gyrus Group Limited designs, develops, manufactures, and markets visualization and tissue management systems, instruments, and services.

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Buyer

Olympus

Shinjuku-ku, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1919
Sector Medical Products
Employees29,297
Revenue 997.3B JPY (2025)
DESCRIPTION
Olympus facility in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.
Olympus facility in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.

Olympus is a diverse manufacturer and seller of precision electronics, machinery, and instruments. Olympus manufactures medical products, including endoscopic video imaging systems, endoscopy products for gastroenterological surgery, and endo-therapy products. Olympus was founded in 1919 and is based in Shinjuku-ku, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 15
Sector: Healthcare Services M&A 1 of 1
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 4 of 13
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 4
Year: 2008 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-07-17 Bacus Laboratories

Lombard, Illinois, United States

Bacus Laboratories, Inc. is a developer of virtual microscopy for glass slides and microscopes in medical education and pathology.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-09-01 Olympus - Lab-Based Diagnostics Business

United States

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