CooperVision and Ocular Sciences: Stronger as One
Executive Summary
Economies of scale and product breadth were behind the $1.2 billion merger of contact lens companies the Cooper Companies and Ocular Sciences. The combined company will be better positioned to benefit from the three drivers in the rapidly growing $6 billion worldwide contact lens market: the bulge in the youth population known as Echo Boomers; an increasing mix of advanced, premium priced products, and the worldwide increase of myopia.
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