Tech Company M&A Transactions

Auris Health Acquisition

Operating out of Redwood City, Auris Health was acquired by Johnson & Johnson. The acquisition price was $5.8 billion.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
2/13/2019
Transaction Type
M&A
Amount
$5,750,000,000
M&A Terms
Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ), today announced that Ethicon, Inc., entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Auris Health, Inc. for approximately $3.4 billion in cash. Additional contingent payments of up to $2.35 billion, in the aggregate, may be payable upon reaching certain predetermined milestones.

Company Information

Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Robotics
Mailing Address
150 Shoreline Dr.
Redwood City, CA 94065
USA
Email Address
Not Recorded
Overview
Auris Health engages in the development of robotics technology for medical applications. The company designs novel dualarm microsurgical system for ophthalmic surgery. The company was incorporated in 2007.
Profile
Auris Health LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Auris Health Company Twitter Account
Company News
Auris Health News
Facebook
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YouTube
Auris Health on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Fred Moll
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Chief Financial Officer
David Styka
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VP - Bus. Development
Josh Defonzo
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VP - Bus. Development
David Schummers
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VP - Engineering
Richard Leparmentier
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VP - Operations
Daniel Bradford
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VP - R & D
David Mintz
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VP - Sales
Eric Davidson
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