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Boston Scientific M&A Summary

Boston Scientific has acquired 70 companies, including 15 in the last 5 years. A total of 13 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 6 assets.

Boston Scientific’s largest acquisition to date was in 2006, when it acquired Guidant for $24.6B. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2020, when it sold BTG Specialty Pharmaceuticals to SERB S.a.r.l. for $800M. Boston Scientific has acquired in 13 different US states, and 9 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include medical products (77%) and healthcare services (12%).

Boston Scientific Business Overview

Where is Boston Scientific headquartered?

Boston Scientific is headquartered in Marlborough, Massachusetts.

What is Boston Scientific’s revenue?

Boston Scientific disclosed revenue of 16,747M USD for 2024 and 14,240M USD for 2023.

How many employees does Boston Scientific have?

Boston Scientific has 48,000 employees.

What sector is Boston Scientific in?

Boston Scientific is a medical products company.

When was Boston Scientific founded?

Boston Scientific was founded in 1979.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity74
    • M&A Buy Activity68
    • M&A Sell Activity6
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 9
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 27
  • M&A Advisors 5

Boston Scientific

Boston Scientific Corp.

300 Boston Scientific Way,
Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752
United States,
(508) 683-4000
www.bostonscientific.com

Boston Scientific is a medical technology company that offers products and technologies used to diagnose and treat a wide range of medical conditions, including heart, digestive, pulmonary, vascular, urological, women's health, and chronic pain conditions. Boston Scientific was founded in 1979 and is based in Marlborough, Massachusetts.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 '25 T
Buy (2.8/yr) # 54 3 4 1 4 2 68
vol $36.9B $2.8B $615M $850M $5.0B $46.2B
Sell (0.0/yr) # 6 - - - - - 6
vol $2.5B $2.5B
  74

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
SoniVie Ltd. 2025-03-03 - Add-on Acquisition
Boston, Massachusetts · www.sonivie.com
Bolt Medical, Inc. 2025-01-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Carlsbad, California
Intera Oncology, Inc. 2024-11-25 - Add-on Acquisition
Newton, Massachusetts · www.interaoncology.com
Cortex, Inc. 2024-11-04 - Divestiture
Menlo Park, California · www.cortexep.com
Silk Road Medical, Inc. 2024-06-18 1.3B USD Add-on Acquisition
Sunnyvale, California · www.silkroadmed.com
Axonics, Inc. 2024-01-08 3.7B USD Add-on Acquisition
Irvine, California · www.axonics.com
Relievant Medsystems, Inc. 2023-09-18 850M USD Add-on Acquisition
Edina, Minnesota · www.relievant.com
Acotec Scientific Holdings Ltd. 2022-12-11 - Stake Purchase
Beijing, China · www.acotec.cn
Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. 2022-11-29 615M USD Add-on Acquisition
Austin, Texas · www.apolloendo.com
Obsidio, Inc. 2022-08-15 - Add-on Acquisition
Columbia, South Carolina · www.obsidiomed.com
View All >>

Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Guidant Corp. 2006-04-21 Guidant Stent Business 2006-05-03 1
Indianapolis, Indiana · www.guidant.com Indianapolis, Indiana

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Medical Products 52 (76%) 18.9B (41%) 4 (67%) 1.6B (63%)
Healthcare Services 8 (12%) 1.8B (4%) 2 (33%) 914M (37%)
Life Science 6 (9%) 25.5B (55%) - -
Information Technology 2 (3%) - - -
Total 68 $46.2B 6 $2.5B

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 53 38.7B 6 2.5B
  California 28 8.1B 1 489M
  Massachusetts 7 1.1B 2 -
  Minnesota 6 3.5B - -
  South Carolina 1 - - -
  Ohio 1 - - -
  New Jersey 1 95M - -
  Missouri 1 160M - -
  Indiana 1 24.6B - -
  Georgia 1 210M - -
  Wisconsin 1 202M - -
  Utah 1 - - -
  Texas 1 615M - -
  Pennsylvania - - 1 800M
Israel 4 1.1B - -
Canada 3 1.8B - -
  British Columbia 2 - - -
  Quebec 1 1.8B - -
Germany 2 - - -
United Kingdom 2 4.2B - -
China 1 - - -
Ireland 1 - - -
South Korea 1 - - -
Switzerland 1 435M - -
Domestic 53 (78%) 38.7B (84%) 6 (100%) 2.5B (100%)
Cross-border 15 (22%) 7.5B (16%) - -
Total 68 $46.2B 6 $2.5B

Top M&A Advisors

Financial Deals
J.P. Morgan Securities
 1
Barclays Investment Bank
 1
Legal Deals
Shearman & Sterling
 1
Travers Smith
 1
Arnold & Porter
 1

Deal Values

buy # Total
> $1B 7 $38.2B
$100M to $1B 22 $7.6B
< $100M 5 $371M
TOTAL $46.2B
Largest Guidant Corp.
$24.6B (2006-04-21)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 4 $2.5B
TOTAL $2.5B
Largest BTG Specialty Pharmaceuticals
$800M (2020-12-01)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
16%
11 (16%)
Strategic(s)
18%
12 (18%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
83%
5 (83%)

Company Summary

SECTOR

Medical Products

Revenue

16,747   18% 2024
14,240   13% 2023
12,682   7% 2022
11,888   20% 2021
9,913   8% 2020
10,735   10% 2019
9,823   9% 2018
9,048   8% 2017
8,386   13% 2016
7,477   2% 2015
7,380   4% 2014
7,143   2% 2013
7,249   2012
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Employees

48,000

Established

1979

Public

NYSE: BSX

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