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Company & Industry Overviews A Brief Recap of the Abbott–Alere Deal Developments
Three months after announcing a $5.8 billion deal in which Abbott Laboratories (ABT) would buy Alere (ALR), Alere rejected Abbott’s $50 million offer to end the deal. On December 7, Abbott sued Alere to terminate the deal.Company & Industry Overviews The Rationale behind Johnson & Johnson’s Acquisition of Abbott Medical Optics
On September 16, 2016, Johnson & Johnson announced the acquisition of Abbott Medical Optics, a subsidiary of Abbott Laboratories, and its stock fell ~0.3%.Miscellaneous Rationale for the St. Jude Medical-Abbott Merger Transaction
Abbott Labs is buying St. Jude Medical for about $30 billion in cash, stock, and assumed debt to become a dominant player in the cardiovascular health space.