Boston Scientific Agrees to Acquire Bolt Medical

Johnson & Johnson to Acquire Shockwave Medical for $13.1 Billion

April 5, 2024

Healthcare Services

Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all outstanding shares of Shockwave Medical for $335.00 per share in cash, implying an enterprise value of about $13.1 billion. The deal expands J&J MedTech’s cardiovascular intervention portfolio—adding Shockwave’s intravascular lithotripsy (IVL) technology for calcified coronary and peripheral artery disease.

Boston Scientific Acquires Baylis Medical Company Inc.

October 6, 2021

Medical Devices

Boston Scientific Corporation entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Baylis Medical Company Inc. for an upfront payment of $1.75 billion, subject to closing adjustments. The acquisition is expected to expand Boston Scientific’s electrophysiology and structural heart portfolios by adding the RF NRG and VersaCross transseptal platforms and related guidewires, sheaths, and dilators.

Boston Scientific Acquires Lumenis Surgical Business from Baring Private Equity Asia for $1.07B

March 3, 2021

Medical Devices

Boston Scientific has agreed to acquire the Lumenis Surgical Business from Baring Private Equity Asia/Lumenis for USD 1.07 billion, subject to closing adjustments. The deal transfers Lumenis' surgical laser portfolio and global surgical team (including its Israeli laser center of excellence) to Boston Scientific to bolster its Urology strategy, while Lumenis — still owned by BPEA — will focus on Aesthetics and Vision.

Hologic Acquires Bolder Surgical for Approximately $160 Million

October 14, 2021

Healthcare Services

Hologic, Inc. has completed its previously announced acquisition of Bolder Surgical, a privately held U.S. provider of advanced energy vessel sealing surgical devices, for approximately $160 million. The deal expands Hologic’s surgical portfolio with laparoscopic vessel sealing, dividing and dissection tools and enables broader use of Bolder’s devices by OB/GYN specialists.

Boston Scientific Acquires Valencia Technologies

January 12, 2026

Medical Devices

Boston Scientific acquired Valencia Technologies to advance its urology and pelvic health portfolio, adding Valencia’s implantable tibial nerve stimulation technology. The deal is expected to close in the first half of 2026, with financial terms undisclosed.

Boston Scientific to Acquire SoniVie Ltd

March 3, 2025

Medical Devices

Boston Scientific Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire SoniVie Ltd., a privately held medical device company developing the TIVUS intravascular ultrasound system for renal denervation therapy for hypertension. The deal includes an upfront payment of approximately $360 million for the 90% stake Boston Scientific does not already own, plus up to $180 million contingent on achievement of a regulatory milestone.