Medtronic To Buy Smaller Rival Covidien In $43 Bln Deal (via http://361db.com) Medical device maker Medtronic, Inc. (MDT: Quote) agreed late Sunday to acquire smaller rival Covidien plc (COV: Quote) in a cash and stock deal valued at about $42.9 billion. The deal will help Medtronic shift base to Ireland and save it from paying…
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