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• Focus on the World Carotid Stents Market

  - 2008-03-27

  Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Medical devices industry is available in its catalogue. World Carotid Stents Market This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Carotid Stents in Thousand Units and US$ Million. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the...

  Tags: Boston Scientific Corp., Consumer Electronics Association, Government, Guidant Corp., HEALTHCARE, Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic Inc., U.S.

• Focus on the World Carotid Stents Market.

  - 2008-03-27

  LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM, Mar 27, 2008 Marketwire via COMTEX -- Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report related to the Medical devices industry is available in its catalogue. World Carotid Stents Market This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Carotid Stents...

  Tags: Boston Scientific Corp., Consumer Electronics Association, Europe, FDA, Government, Guidant Corp., Handhelds, HARDWARE, Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic Inc., SOFTWARE, U.S.

• Research and Markets: The CRM and Cardiac Surgery Operations Were Gained by Boston Scientific's Much-Publicised US$27 Billion Merger with Guidant In April 2006, Where It Out-Bid Its Main Competitor, Johnson & Johnson

  - 2007-01-04

  DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c47830) has announced the addition of Boston Scientific Medical Device Company Intelligence Report from Espicom Business Intelligence to their offering.

  Tags: Boston Scientific Corp., CRM, Guidant Corp., Johnson & Johnson, merger

• Research and Markets: Johnson & Johnson's Take over of Guidant Was Proposed to Be Worth $25.4 Billion

  - 2006-01-30

  DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c31679) has announced the addition of Life Sciences Industry: Quarterly Deal Review - Fourth Quarter 2004 to their offering.

  Tags: Guidant Corp., Johnson & Johnson

• Guidant Terminates Johnson & Johnson Agreement; Cancels Special Meeting of Shareholders; Enters Into Agreement with Boston Scientific

  - 2006-01-25

  INDIANAPOLIS -- Guidant Corporation (NYSE:GDT) today announced that it has terminated its merger agreement with Johnson & Johnson and has entered into a merger agreement with Boston Scientific. In accordance with the terms of Guidant's agreement with Boston Scientific, Boston Scientific will reimburse Guidant for the termination fee of $705...

  Tags: agreement, Boston Scientific Corp., Guidant Corp., Johnson & Johnson, shareholder

• J&J and Boston Scientific Face Off in $25 Billion Takeover Tug of War for Guidant Corporation, an Industrialinfo.com News Alert

  - 2006-01-13

  HOUSTON -- Reported by Annette Kreuger, Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources, Incorporated; Houston, Texas) In addition to being the target of a mountain of potential product liability lawsuits, Guidant Corporation also finds itself in the middle of a takeover tug of war.

  Tags: Boston Scientific Corp., Guidant Corp., Johnson & Johnson

• Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins LLP Announces U.S. District Court Judge Delays Motion to Temporarily Enjoin Provisions in Guidant-Johnson & Johnson Merger Agreement

  - 2005-12-29

  SAN DIEGO -- Rather than granting or denying the lead derivative plaintiff's request for a Temporary Restraining Order ("TRO") to enjoin several provisions in the November 14, 2005 merger agreement between Guidant Corp. (NYSE:GDT) and Johnson & Johnson ("J&J") (NYSE:JNJ), including the Guidant Board's agreement to pay a $625 termination...

  Tags: Guidant Corp., Johnson & Johnson

• Guidant Chats Up A New Suitor

  - 2005-12-12

  Call it a game of corporate volleyball, or maybe a soap opera. Up until the beginning of last week, it looked like New Brunswick's Johnson & Johnson had Indianapolis-based Guidant all to itself. J&J had just finished hammering down the price it was willing to pay for the maker of...

  Tags: Guidant Corp., Johnson & Johnson

• Head and heart; Health care.(acquisition bid for Guidant Corp. by Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific)

  - 2005-12-10

  The battle for Guidant The battle for Guidant

  Tags: acquisition, Boston Scientific Corp., Guidant Corp., health care, Johnson & Johnson

• Schaeffer's S&P 500 Index Hot Stocks Features Guidant, Johnson & Johnson, Advanced Micro Devices, Agilent Technologies, and Target

  - 2005-11-15

  CINCINNATI -- Among the stocks featured in the November 15 edition of Schaeffer's S&P 500 Index Hot Stocks are Guidant (NYSE:GDT), Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), Advanced Micro Devices (NYSE:AMD), Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A), and Target (NYSE:TGT). Schaeffer's S&P 500 Index Hot Stocks is just one of the many free market commentaries...

  Tags: Advanced Micro Devices Inc., Agilent Technologies Inc., Guidant Corp., Johnson & Johnson, S&P 500