Table of Contents

1 Table of Contents 2
1.1 List of Tables 5
1.2 List of Figures 6
2 Deal Summary 8
2.1 Medical Equipment, Deal Value versus Volume Analysis, March 2009 8
2.2 Medical Equipment, Top Deals, March 2009 9
2.3 Medical Equipment, Top Deals, Summaries, March 2009 9
2.3.1 Eli Lilly Announces Public Offering Of Notes For $2,400 Million 9
2.3.2 Medtronic Completes Public Offering Of 4.5% Senior Notes For $1,250 Million 9
2.3.3 Bayer Completes Public Offering Of 4.625% Bond For $1,776 Million 9
2.3.4 Inverness Medical Innovations To Acquire Immunoassay Diagnostics Business Of ACON Laboratories 9
2.3.5 Western Digital Acquires SiliconSystems 10
2.4 Medical Equipment, Deals Update, March 2009 10
2.4.1 Danaher Completes Public Offering Of 5.4% Senior Notes For $750 Million 10
2.4.2 Endo Pharmaceuticals Acquires Indevus Pharmaceuticals 10
2.4.3 Merit Medical Systems Acquires Alveolus 10
2.4.4 Cleveland BioLabs Completes Private Placement Of $5.43 Million 10
2.4.5 Response Genetics Completes Private Placement Of $2 Million 10
3 Medical Equipment, Deal Summary, By Type 11
3.1 Medical Equipment, M&A Deals, March 2009 11
3.2 Medical Equipment, Equity Offering Deals, March 2009 13
3.3 Medical Equipment, Debt Offering Deals, March 2009 14
3.4 Medical Equipment, Partnership Deals, March 2009 15
3.5 Medical Equipment, Private Equity and Venture Capital Deals, March 2009 16
3.6 PE/VC Deals, Medical Equipment, March 2009 17
4 Deal Summary by Sector 18
4.1 In-vitro Diagnostics, Deal Trends, March 2009 18
4.1.1 In-vitro Diagnostics – Deals of the Month 19
4.2 Cardiovascular Devices, Deal Trends, March 2009 20
4.2.1 Cardiovascular Devices – Deals of the Month 21
4.3 Diagnostic Imaging, Deal Trends, March 2009 22
4.3.1 Diagnostic Imaging – Deals of the Month 23
4.4 Drug Delivery Devices, Deal Trends, March 2009 24
4.4.1 Drug Delivery Devices – Deals of the Month 25
4.5 Healthcare IT, Deal Trends, March 2009 26
4.5.1 Healthcare IT – Deals of the Month 27
4.6 Opthalmic Devices, Deal Trends, March 2009 28
4.6.1 Opthalmic Devices – Deals of the Month 29
4.7 Orthopedic Devices, Deal Trends, March 2009 30
4.7.1 Orthopedic Devices – Deals of the Month 31
4.8 Surgical Equipment, Deal Trends, March 2009 32
4.8.1 Surgical Equipment – Deals of the Month 33
4.9 Nephrology and Urology Devices, Deal Trends, March 2009 34
4.10 Diabetes Devices, Deal Trends, March 2009 35
4.10.1 Diabetes Devices – Deals of the Month 35
4.11 Neurology Devices, Deal Trends, March 2009 36
4.11.1 Neurology Devices – Deals of the Month 36
4.12 Dental Devices, Deal Trends, March 2009 37
4.13 ENT Devices, Deal Trends, March 2009 38
4.14 Wound Care Management, Deal Trends, March 2009 39
4.15 Anesthesia and Respiratory Devices, Deal Trends, March 2009 39
4.16 Hospital Supplies, Deal Trends, March 2009 40
4.17 Endoscopy Devices, Deal Trends, March 2009 40
4.18 Patient Monitoring Devices, Deal Trends, March 2009 41
5 Deal Summary by Geography 42
5.1 North America, Deal Trends, March 2009 42
5.1.1 North America – Deals of the Month 43
5.2 Europe, Deal Trends, March 2009 44
5.2.1 Europe – Deals of the Month 45
5.3 Asia-Pacific, Deal Trends, March 2009 46
5.3.1 Asia-Pacific – Deals of the Month 47
5.4 Rest of the World (ROW), Deal Trends, March 2009 48
5.4.1 Rest of the World – Deals of the Month 49
6 Further Information 50
6.1 Methodology 50
6.2 About GlobalData 50
6.3 Contact Us 51
6.4 Disclosure information 51
6.5 Disclaimer 51

1.1 List of Tables
Table 1: Medical Equipment, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 8
Table 2: Medical Equipment, Top Deals, March 2009 9
Table 3: Medical Equipment, M&A, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 11
Table 4: Medical Equipment, Equity Offerings, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 13
Table 5: Medical Equipment, Debt Offering, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 14
Table 6: Medical Equipment, Partnerships, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 15
Table 7: Medical Equipment, PE/VC, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 16
Table 8: Medical Equipment, In-vitro Diagnostics, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 18
Table 9: Medical Equipment, Cardiovascular Devices, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 20
Table 10: Medical Equipment, Diagnostic Imaging, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 22
Table 11: Medical Equipment, Drug Delivery Devices, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 24
Table 12: Medical Equipment, Healthcare IT, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 26
Table 13: Medical Equipment, Opthalmic Devices, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 28
Table 14: Medical Equipment, Orthopedic Devices, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 30
Table 15: Medical Equipment, Surgical Equipment, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 32
Table 16: Medical Equipment, Nephrology and Urology Devices, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 34
Table 17: Medical Equipment, Diabetes Devices, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 35
Table 18: Medical Equipment, Neurology Devices, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 36
Table 19: Medical Equipment, Dental Devices, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 37
Table 20: Medical Equipment, ENT Devices, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 38
Table 21: Medical Equipment, Wound Care Management, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 39
Table 22: Medical Equipment, Anesthesia and Respiratory Devices, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 39
Table 23: Medical Equipment, Hospital Supplies, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 40
Table 24: Medical Equipment, Endoscopy Devices, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 40
Table 25: Medical Equipment, Patient Monitoring Devices, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 41
Table 26: Medical Equipment, North America, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 42
Table 27: Medical Equipment, Europe, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 44
Table 28: Medical Equipment, Asia-Pacific, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 46
Table 29: Medical Equipment, Rest of the World, Deals Summary, October 2008 – March 2009 48

1.2 List of Figures
Figure 1: Medical Equipment, Deal Value and Volume, October 2008 – March 2009 8
Figure 2: Medical Equipment, M&A, Deal Value and Volume, October 2008 – March 2009 11
Figure 3: Medical Equipment, Equity Offering Deals, Deal Value and Volume, October 2008 – March 2009 13
Figure 4: Medical Equipment, Debt Offering Deals, Deal Value and Volume, October 2008 – March 2009 14
Figure 5: Medical Equipment, Partnership Deals, Deal Volume, October 2008 – March 2009 15
Figure 6: Medical Equipment, Private Equity and Venture Capital, Deal Value and Volume, October 2008 – March 2009 16
Figure 7: In-vitro Diagnostics, Deal Value and Volume, October 2008 – March 2009 18
Figure 8: Cardiovascular Devices, Deal Value and Volume, October 2008 – March 2009 20
Figure 9: Diagnostic Imaging, Deal Value and Volume, October 2008 – March 2009 22
Figure 10: Drug Delivery Devices, Deal Value and Volume, October 2008 – March 2009 24
Figure 11: Healthcare IT, Deal Value and Volume, October 2008 – March 2009 26
Figure 12: Opthalmic Devices, Deal Value and Volume, October 2008 – March 2009 28
Figure 13: Orthopedic Devices, Deal Value and Volume, October 2008 – March 2009 30
Figure 14: Surgical Equipment, Deal Value and Volume, October 2008 – March 2009 32
Figure 15: Nephrology and Urology Devices, Deal Value and Volume, October 2008 – March 2009 34
Figure 16: North America, Deal Value and Volume, October 2008 – March 2009 42
Figure 17: Europe, Deal Value and Volume, October 2008 – March 2009 44
Figure 18: Europe, Deal Value and Volume, October 2008 – March 2009 46
Figure 19: Rest of the World, Deal Value and Volume, October 2008 – March 2009 48