In a year-end conference call in August, CareFusion CEO Kieran Gallahue hinted that the company was in line for a large acquisition—perhaps a tax inversion deal along the lines of Medtronic and Covidien. Some of those forecasts have come true. New Jersey-based medical equipment manufacturer Becton, Dickinson & Co. (BD) has announced it will be purchasing CareFusion for $12.2 billion in a cash and stock deal that has been approved by the boards of both companies. If approved the deal would create one of the world’s largest medical device companies.
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