Johnson & Johnson May Consider Acquisitions Over $10 Billion, To Target Medical Device, Diagnostics Companies

APP.com -- Johnson & Johnson may consider acquisitions worth more than $10 billion in order to bolster growth as the company’s cash balance rises to record highs, said David Lewis, an analyst with Morgan Stanley in San Francisco.

J&J, the world’s second biggest seller of health-care products, may be looking for consumer goods outside the U.S., as well as acquisitions in medical devices and diagnostics, Lewis said in a note to clients today. He said he has no knowledge of any potential deals being sought by the New Brunswick, New Jersey-based company.

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