Here are nine major acquisitions in the medical and healthcare supply chain sectors that have gone down so far in 2025, as reported by Becker’s:
Note: This list is not exhaustive.
- Chicago-based GE HealthCare is to acquire Intelerad, a medical imaging software company with a strong outpatient and ambulatory presence, for $2.3 billion in cash.
- A federal judge denied the Federal Trade Commission’s request for a preliminary injunction to block private equity firm GTCR’s proposed $627 million acquisition of Surmodics, clearing the way for the private equity firm to proceed with the merger.
- Medical devicemaker B. Braun SE acquired True Digital Surgery, a company that develops robotic-assisted 3D surgical microscopes.
- Thermo Fisher Scientific acquired Solventum’s purification and filtration business for $4 billion. The new filtration unit will operate within Thermo Fisher’s Life Sciences Solutions segment.
- For $1.9 billion in cash, Cardinal Health plans to acquire Solaris Health, a urology management services organization.
- The Federal Trade Commission approved UPS’ $1.6 billion acquisition of Andlaur Healthcare Group, a Canadian provider of temperature-controlled logistics and distribution services for the healthcare sector.
- Boston Scientific reached an agreement to acquire SoniVie, a medical device company developing the TIVUS Intravascular Ultrasound System for up to $540 million.
- Private equity firm Bridgefield Capital entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Royal Philips’ emergency care business.
- DHL Supply Chain, based in Westerville, Ohio, acquired Inmar Supply Chain Solutions, a division of Inmar Intelligence
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