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J&J Acquires Abiomed for $16.6 Billion

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Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) announced on November 1, 2022, that it will acquire Abiomed for an upfront payment of $380.00 per share in cash, which equates to about $16.6 billion.  The acquisition is expected to be completed in the first quarter of 2023.  According to reports, after the acquisition, Abiomed “will operate as a standalone business within J&J within Johnson & Johnson MedTech, becoming one of the company’s dozen ‘priority platforms,’ defined by annual sales of at least $1 billion.”

Joaquin Duato, Chief Executive Officer of Johnson & Johnson, stated that “[t]he addition of Abiomed is an important step in the execution of our strategic priorities and our vision for the new Johnson & Johnson focused on Pharmaceutical and MedTech,” and he further stated the acquisition will continue to enhance J&J’s “position in MedTech by entering high-growth segments. The addition of Abiomed provides a strategic platform to advance breakthrough treatments in cardiovascular disease and helps more patients around the world while driving value for our shareholders.”  The acquisition follows reports earlier this year that J&J intended to “get active on the medtech M&A front.”

Abiomed was founded in 1981 “for the purpose of developing the world’s first artificial heart. ”  Abiomed currently makes the Impella heart pump, which is “a support system of percutaneous catheter-based technology offering hemodynamic support to the heart.”  Abiomed also offers the Breathe OXY-1 System, which is a “cardiopulmonary support system with an integrated oxygen concentrator.”  Last year, Abiomed acquired the start-up preCARDIA and its catheter technology.  Recently, “Abiomed reported revenue of $266 million, up 7% and up 11% in constant currency year over year, the seventh consecutive quarter the company posted double-digit revenue growth in constant currency.”

The press release may be accessed here.

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Brandon Smith is a partner in our Orange County office. His practice is focused on litigation with an emphasis on patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and data privacy matters. His practice has included numerous district court cases across the country and multiple proceedings before the U.S. International Trade Commission.

In addition to his litigation experience with Knobbe Martens, Mr. Smith has served as a Deputy District Attorney with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office through the Trial Attorney Partnership program where he successfully prosecuted criminal matters, including a jury trial, as a first chair trial attorney.

Mr. Smith earned his Bachelor's of Science in Biomedical Engineering at California Polytechnic University, San Luis Obispo. Mr. Smith received his J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law where he was Editor-in-Chief of Volume 52 of the San Diego Law Review.

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