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...The $1.7bn acquisition of Texas-based ArthroCare last year made S&N the number two supplier of devices for minimally invasive surgery and joint repair — a business known as sports medicine....
...S&N made its own acquisition with the $1.7bn purchase of ArthroCare, a Texas-based specialist in high-margin surgical devices to treat sports injuries....
...Smith & Nephew in February agreed to pay $1.7bn for ArthroCare, a Texas-based medical devices company, in a bid to strengthen its position in the US and its presence in sports injury care....
...Smith & Nephew has stepped up its hunt for growth by agreeing to pay $1.7bn for ArthroCare, a Texas-based medical devices company, in a deal that will strengthen the UK group’s position in the US and its...
...Aside from Northern Rock, his other big short positions are two American companies: Constellation Brands, a wine and spirits group, and Arthrocare, a medical device company that has been battling short sellers...
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