Irish medical device company Medtronic has secured a $337 million product investment from Blackstone Life Sciences for advancing new, innovative products particularly designed to ease the burden of diabetes management. Through the new capital, Medtronic intends to increase research and development (R&D) funding in its diabetes group by a significant extent besides accelerating its diabetes pump […]
US biopharma company AbbVie has wrapped up its previously announced $63 billion acquisition of Irish drugmaker Allergan following receipt of all the required approvals from all government authorities and approval from the Irish High Court. AbbVie acquisition of Allergan, which was announced in June 2019, is said to expand and diversify significantly the former’s revenue […]
Wipro acquisition of Rational Interaction : Wipro’s digital business unit Wipro Digital has acquired US-based digital customer experience company (digital CX company) Rational Interaction for an undisclosed price. Rational Interaction is engaged in helping brands in creating sustainable CX program success. The core offerings of the digital CX firm are strategic advising, customer acquisition, and […]
Chinese CDMO WuXi Vaccines has signed a 20-year contract worth around $3bn with an undisclosed vaccine company to use a dedicated vaccine manufacturing facility in Ireland to supply commercial vaccine products manufactured from it for the global market. WuXi Vaccines, which is a joint venture between WuXi Biologics and Shanghai Hile Bio-technology, had announced an […]
Elsevier acquisition of 3D4Medical : Elsevier, a Dutch publishing and analytics company specialized in health and science, has acquired 3D4Medical, an Irish anatomy education company for an undisclosed amount. Headquartered in Dublin, 3D4Medical developed Complete Anatomy, a 3D anatomy platform to enable better understanding and interaction among students, health professionals, educators and patients with anatomy. […]
Alkermes acquisition of Rodin Therapeutics : Irish biopharma company Alkermes has agreed to acquire Boston-based neuroscience company Rodin Therapeutics in a deal worth up to $950 million as per the latest pharma acquisition news. Rodin Therapeutics is engaged in developing novel, small molecules for the treatment of synaptopathies. Alkermes acquisition of Rodin Therapeutics is said […]
Hyundai Motors, a South Korean automotive manufacturer, and Aptiv, an Ireland-headquartered auto parts company, will establish a joint venture (JV) with an enterprise value of US$ 4 billion. The 50-50 partnership will make a production-ready autonomous driving platform available for robotaxi providers, fleet operators, and automotive producers by 2022. The JV will advance the design, […]
Experian, an Irish consumer credit reporting company, acquired Look Who’s Charging, an Australian fintech startup, for an undisclosed sum to strengthen its open data offering. The acquisition was made by its subsidiary Experian Australia & New Zealand. Look Who’s Charging is said to resolve the issue of unrecognized bank transactions by giving clarification on the […]
TransPerfect acquisition of MoGi : US translation services company TransPerfect has acquired Irish gaming services company MoGi Group based in Dublin, in a move to offer quality service in the global gaming industry. MoGi with more than 650 clients globally offers video game localization, community management, player support, quality assurance, and games testing, voice-over recording, […]
Medtronic acquisition of Mazor Robotics : Irish medical device company Medtronic has signed a deal of around $1.64 billion to acquire Mazor Robotics, an Israeli medical device company, focused on manufacturing robotic guidance systems. Mazor Robotics provides spine and brain surgery with its Mazor X robotic guidance system and Renaissance surgical guidance system. Medtronic acquisition […]