Acelity

Acelity – developer on care of wounds which has more than 3000 patents. In Acelity more than 4500 people work worldwide. The most known subsidiary company Acelity, KCI, distributes medical products in 90 countries. The headquarters of the company is located in San Antonio. All digits are specified as of May, 2019.

Performance Indicators

In 2018 revenue of Acelity made $1.5 billion.

History

2019: 3M purchased Acelity for $6.7 billion

At the beginning of May, 2019 announced 3M acquisition of Acelity for $6.7 billion. It is the most large deal in the history of the American production giant. The transaction includes debts to the sold company in $2.4 billion.

Acquisition keeps within one of the key directions of development 3M - care of wounds. It is expected that the Acelity company will help 3M to expand a portfolio of similar offers and to satisfy the growing needs of patients with diabetes, obesity and atherosclerosis of the lower extremities. Acelity specializes in therapy by the negative pressure at which for cleaning of wounds the vacuum is used. Besides, Acelity supplies to the market control systems of surgical cuts and the advanced dressings.

3M made the largest purchase. The developer of solutions on care of wounds for $6.7 billion is purchased

Some analysts note that the cost of Acelity looks improbably high. The price of the company in $6.7 billion exceeds income 3M in the field of health care for all 2018 ($6 billion). Nevertheless, other analysts note strategically reasonable value of acquisition. The transaction is justified by an attractive profile of growth and profitability of the purchased business.

In spite of the fact that the transaction will become the largest acquisition 3M, Acelity cost is still only 6% of the total market value of the company. Nevertheless, even active integration of Acelity which is going to be completed until the end of 2019 will pay off at a distant day and can have an adverse effect on credit profile 3M.^[1]

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