St. Jude Medical Tags Device Tax As Acquisition Opportunity-Maker
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The company is maintaining reserves so it can move forward with beneficial acquisition opportunities as they arise, opportunities that St. Jude executives think might become more frequent next year with the 2.3% device tax in place.
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