In Medical Devices, No Exit?
Executive Summary
Despite early hopes, 2000 proved a less than auspicious year for small medical device firms, measured in terms of both IPOs and M&A volume. Acquisitions are still in a trough, particularly compared against the boom year of 1998, and IPO activity this year was lower than expected with a number of the more promising companies hitting problems by year's end.
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