Clarification, 10/7/14, 4 p.m.: This story has been revised to clarify Weil, Gotshal & Manges’ role in advising Goldman Sachs & Co. The story also now includes lawyers from Epstein Becker & Green, which provided BD with health regulatory counsel.
Medical technology company Becton, Dickinson and Co. is buying medical-device maker CareFusion Corp. for $12.2 billion in cash and stock, marking the latest in a record-setting series of mergers and acquisitions in the pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing industries following health care reform in the U.S. under the Affordable Care Act.
