M&A Analysis – Acquisitions Come What May
Executive Summary
The steady flow of medtech M&A deal-making continued in May; Medtech Insight recorded 16 acquisitions last month, including a global merger of Sivantos and Widex to form the world's third-largest hearing-aid company, ready to challenge market leaders Sonova and William Demant.
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