TargetAcquirer
DateLocationLocationDescription
8/19Medafor Inc.CR Bard Inc.Bard agreed to acquired Medafor, a maker of blood clotting
Brooklyn ParkMurray Hill, N.J.agents, for $200 million, plus $80 million more depending on
performance.
8/19Endosense SASt. Jude Medical Inc.St. Jude agreed to a pay $170 million for a Swiss company
Meyrin, SwitzerlandLittle Canadawhose catheter device also measures force on tissue walls.
St. Jude could pay $161 million more in milestone payments
8/19WorkOasisVerisae Inc.Verisae, acquired another software-as-a-service company to
AtlantaMinneapolisexpand its line of solutions for customers of both companies.
Joint venture
8/20CHS Inc.Carr's Milling Industries PLCCHS and Carr's agreed to form a joint venture to produce
Inver Grove HeightsCarlisle, United Kingdomlow-moisture feed block products in Sioux City, Iowa.
The Minnesotan who helped start the Bogleheads movement of low-cost investing is battling intestinal cancer. He’s crafting spreadsheets and playing pickleball to the end.
