M&A Deal Summary

Smith & Nephew Acquires Plus Orthopedics Holding AG

On March 12, 2007, Smith & Nephew acquired medical products company Plus Orthopedics Holding AG from Invision for 889M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Smith & Nephew’s 7th transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is Smith & Nephew’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Smith & Nephew’s 1st transaction in Switzerland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2007-03-12
Target Plus Orthopedics Holding AG
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) Smith & Nephew
Sellers(s) Invision
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 889M USD

Target

Plus Orthopedics Holding AG

Rotkreuz, Switzerland
PlusOrthopedics Holding AG. is a orthopedic company with over 850 employees providing implants and technically advanced surgical solutions. Plus has focused its activities on the development of implants for hips, knees, shoulders and small joints.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Smith & Nephew

Watford, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1856
Sector Medical Products
Employees18,452
Revenue 5.5B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Smith & Nephew is a British-based multinational medical equipment manufacturing company. Smith & Nephew was founded in 1856 and is based in Watford, United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 34
Sector (Medical Products) 7 of 23
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 7 of 25
Country (Switzerland) 1 of 2
Year (2007) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 15
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-07-11 OsteoBiologics

Wermelskirchen, Germany

OsteoBiologics, Inc. located in San Antonio, Texas, develops and manufactures bioabsorbable polymeric scaffolds, films, and related instrumentation for the repair and replacement of bone and articular cartilage. In July 2006, the Company was sold to Smith & Nephew plc for $72.3 million.

Buy $72M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-05-01 BlueSky Medical Group

Carlsbad, California, United States

BlueSky, which manufactures the Versatile 1 wound vacuum system, has an estimated 5% of the global market for pumps and accessories used in negative-pressure therapy.

Buy $110M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Invision

Zug, Switzerland

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1996
PE ASSETS 400M EUR
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Invision AG is a private equity firm focused on growth capital investments in European companies or companies with opportunities in Europe. Target sectors include information technology, software, electronics, telecommunications, medical devices, healthcare services, financial services, and media. Invision looks to invest between €20 and €100 million in businesses generating €25 and €200 million in sales. Invision was formed in 1996 as the corporate venture capital arm of Metro Holding. Invision is based in Zug, Switzerland.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 8 of 24
Sector (Medical Products) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 8
Country (Switzerland) 2 of 7
Year (2007) 2 of 6
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-01 Cosmo Pharmaceuticals

Lainate, Italy

Cosmo is an emerging fully-integrated speciality pharmaceutical company that aims to become a global leader in the market of optimised therapies for selected gastro-intestinal diseases. The company's proprietary clinical development pipeline specifically addresses innovative treatments for Inflammatory Bowel Diseases (IBD), such as Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn's Disease, as well as for colon infections.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-03-27 Thommen Medical AG

Waldenburg, Switzerland

Thommen Medical develops, manufactures and distributes a dental implant system under the brand name SPI, Swiss Precision Implant.

Sell -
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