Philips Eyes M&A, Touts Informatics To Support HealthTech Ambition
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The firm's $1.2 billion purchase of image-guided therapy company Volcano Corp in December 2014 has not put the brakes on Philips’ M&A activity; CEO van Houten alluded to the potential for similarly sized divisional bolt-ons in the coming years if the right candidates emerge
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