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Boston Scientific picks Barclays for £3.3bn BTG buy

Boston Scientific, the US medical devices manufacturer, has agreed to buy the UK’s BTG for £3.3bn, with Barclays providing a bridge loan to finance the medical industry transaction and continue the trend of borrowers turning to small banking groups to fund purchases.

  • By Mike Turner
  • 20 Nov 2018

Boston Scientific will buy the UK medical technology group through a newly created company called Bravo Bidco.

Bravo Bidca has offered 840p a share in cash for BTG, a premium of 36.6% to its Monday closing price. The offer is a 51% premium to the acquisition target’s volume-weighted average ...

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