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Boston Scientific won't take no for an answer
Gosh, just a little over two months ago, Johnson & Johnson was threatening to walk on its proposed $25.4 billion ($76 per share) merger with Guidant. J&J eventually agreed to stay in the deal after Guidant agreed that J&J could...
The bidding over Guidant heats up
In response to Johnson & Johnson's increased bet earlier this week for heart-device maker Guidant, Boston Scientific has matched J&J's bet and upped the ante. Gee, wasn't it just a few weeks ago that J&J was getting assistance from the...
J&J ups the ante for Guidant
Just when you think Johnson & Johnson might pick up its chips, accept its $625 million breakup fee and go home from the poker game with Boston Scientific Corp. over Guidant Corp., J&J sweetened the pot with a $23.2 billion...
Boston Scientific makes a play for Guidant
Boston Scientific Corp made a bid to become the largest heart device maker in the U.S. by making a $25 billion competing offer for Guidant Corp yesterday in an attempt to derail a troubled lower-price agreement between Guidant and Johnson...
J&J and Guidant settle
Johnson & Johnson and Guidant Corp. announced a revised acquisition deal this morning that values Guidant at $21.5 billion, about $4 billion lower than the original price, and settles the companies' lawsuit over J&J's decision to walk away from the...
Guidant: "Spitzer is no stinking MAE"
Undeterred by the Lord of Regulation's entry into the dispute, troubled medical-device maker Guidant Corp. filed a lawsuit yesterday in New York City against disenchanted merger partner, Johnson & Johnson. Guidant is attempting to persuade the court to overrule J&J's...
Is the Lord of Regulation angling for J&J's support?
Let's see now. Johnson & Johnson has contracted to buy medical-device maker Guidant Corporation in a deal worth nearly $24 billion. However, J&J included in the deal some fairly sophisticated provisions that allow it to walk away in the event...
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