Can Tyco Healthcare Go It Alone?
Executive Summary
There's little argument that over the past several years, Tyco International has emerged as a powerhouse in the hospital supply and medical device industries through aggressive deal-making and a creative leveraging strategy that has enabled it to increase profits even in price-sensitive markets. Now Tyco, under pressure from fall-out over the scandal engulfing Enron, is breaking up in an effort to restore investor confidence and value. Some time in the future, Tyco Healthcare will operate as a stand-alone company. Yet questions loom large as to how well Tyco's strategy will play with the investment community, with some industry executives believing Tyco Healthcare has more value broken-up than as a public company.
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