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• 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

• Heartbroken? Corporate mergers.(A troubled merger goes to court)(Guidant, Johnson and Johnson)

  - 2005-11-12

  Buy me, or I'll sue Buy me, or I'll sue

  Tags: Guidant Corp., Johnson, merger

• Guidant Shareholders to Vote on Johnson & Johnson Merger; Shareholders of Record on March 21, 2005 Eligible to Vote

  - 2005-03-23

  INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Guidant Corporation (NYSE:GDT) today announced that its shareholders will vote on Wednesday, April 27, 2005, on a proposal to approve the merger agreement between Johnson & Johnson and Guidant Corporation.

  Tags: Guidant Corp., Johnson & Johnson, merger, shareholder

• Top executives reassure Guidant workers in Arden Hills, Minn., of merger.

  - 2004-12-17

  By Jim McCartney, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Jim McCartney, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

  Tags: Guidant Corp., merger, worker

• Possible Johnson & Johnson, Guidant merger watched closely.

  - 2004-12-09

  By Bruce Japsen, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Bruce Japsen, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

  Tags: Guidant Corp., Johnson & Johnson, merger

• Potential Guidant merger would mean stronger force in medical device industry.

  - 2004-12-08

  By Jim McCartney, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Jim McCartney, Pioneer Press, St. Paul, Minn. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

  Tags: Guidant Corp., medical device, merger

• Court's silence doesn't slow Guidant merger. (Health Care)

  - 2002-09-16

  It's now been more than 30 days since Guidant Corp. announced its proposed purchase of Cook Group Inc., contingent on the resolution of a U.S. District Court case in Chicago. It's now been more than 30 days since Guidant Corp. announced its proposed purchase...

  Tags: Guidant Corp., health care, merger

• Merger Ruling on Hold for Bloomington, Ind.-Based Firm, Guidant.

  - 2002-08-27

  By Brian Werth, Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Brian Werth, Herald-Times, Bloomington, Ind. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

  Tags: Guidant Corp., merger

• Judge Controls Fate of Indianapolis Heart Stent Maker Guidant's Merger Plans.

  - 2002-08-03

  By Jeff Swiatek, The Indianapolis Star Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News By Jeff Swiatek, The Indianapolis Star Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

  Tags: Guidant Corp., merger