STERIS Acquires Cantel Medical Corp.
January 12, 2021
STERIS plc agreed to acquire Cantel Medical Corp. in a cash-and-stock transaction valuing Cantel at approximately $3.6 billion equity ($4.6 billion enterprise), paying $84.66 per Cantel share. The deal expands STERIS’s infection‑prevention and endoscopy capabilities and extends the company into dental customers, with expected pre‑tax cost synergies of ~$110 million by year four and accretion to adjusted EPS in year one.
- Buyers
- STERIS plc
- Targets
- Cantel Medical Corp.
- Sellers
- Cantel common stockholders, Charles M. Diker and affiliated entities (voting support agreement)
- Industry
- Medical Devices
- Location
- New Jersey, United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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