Medical device maker Stryker to buy Wright Medical for USD 4 Billion

Published On 2019-11-05 07:26 GMT   |   Update On 2019-11-05 07:26 GMT

Medical device maker Stryker Corp said on Monday it would buy smaller rival Wright Medical Group for about $4 billion in cash.


The deal for $30.75 per share of Wright represents a premium of 39.7% to the company’s close on Friday and is expected to close in the second half of 2020.


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Including debt, the deal values Wright at about $5.4 billion.


(Reporting by Tamara Mathias in Bengaluru; Editing by Shinjini Ganguli)


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Article Source : Reuters

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