J&J Offloads LifeScan To Private Equity Firm For $2.1bn
Executive Summary
Platinum Equity plans to acquire J&J's LifeScan business, which makes OneTouch blood glucose monitoring products, by the end of the year. J&J has been exploring strategic options for its diabetes businesses for more than a year, as revenues from the sector have declined. In October, the company announced plans to stop making the Animas Vibe and OneTouch Ping insulin pumps, and transfer patients relying on those products to Medtronic.
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