Johnson &amp; Johnson in Talks to Buy Guidant, NY Times Says
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Johnson &amp; Johnson, the maker of Band- Aids and other products, is in talks to buy Guidant Corp. for more than $24 billion, the New York Times reported, citing unidentified executives familiar with the talks.
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Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N on  Wednesday said it agreed to buy Guidant Corp. GDT.N, for  $25.4 billion in cash and stock, giving the healthcare products  maker a foothold in the fast-growing market for implantable  devices that regulate heartbeats.
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NEW YORK -- Johnson &amp; Johnson, the New Jersey-based drug and health care products company, is reportedly in advanced negotiations to buy Guidant Corp.
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The prospect of Johnson &amp; Johnson acquiring Guidant, a medical device maker that brought cutting-edge technology to cardiovascular medicine, has fueled whispers for years, gaining intensity when
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Johnson & Johnson has agreed to  buy Guidant Corp. for $25.4 billion in cash and stock, the  companies said on Wednesday, giving the healthcare products  maker a foothold in the fast-growing market for implantable  devices that regulate heartbeats.
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Johnson &amp; Johnson&#39;s$25.4bn purchase of Guidant, a medical device maker, will give the big US medical group a range of fast-growing products that manage patients&#39; heart rhythms, a move that will shake up the US medical device industry.
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INDIANAPOLIS - New Jersey-based health care products giant Johnson &amp; Johnson is buying Guidant Corp., one of the world&#39;s top makers of cardiac devices, for about $25.4 billion in cash and stock.
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The anticipated merger of Guidant Corp. and Johnson &amp; Johnson could give an unintended boost to Boston Scientific Corp. if Guidant's drug-coated stent launch is delayed, said analysts looking at the implications of a potential deal.
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Eight months after Boston Scientific Corp. won a bidding war for heart-device maker Guidant Corp. , loser Johnson &amp; Johnson hit it with a $5.5 billion lawsuit that alleges the Natick company improperly induced Guidant to violate the terms of its acquisition deal with Johnson &amp; Johnson.
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Maurice Greenberg, the former head of  insurer American International Group Inc. , has been  buying shares of New York Times Co.  to try to break the  Sulzberger family's hold on the media company, the New York  Post reported on Wednesday, citing unnamed sources.
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NEW YORK -- Johnson &amp; Johnson will acquire Guidant Corp., one of the world&#39;s leading makers of cardiac devices, for about $25.4 billion in cash and stock.
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Johnson &amp; Johnson, the US medical and consumer goods group, is in advanced discussions to buy Guidant, a maker of medical devices, in a deal that could be worth about $24bn (Â£12bn).
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Johnson &amp; Johnson announced that it will acquire Guidant Corp., one of the world&#39;s top makers of cardiac devices, for $25.4 billion US.
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Johnson &amp; Johnson, the world&#39;s biggest producer of medical devices, is in talks to buy heart defibrillator maker Guidant Corp.
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CHICAGO/PHILADELPHIA  - Health care and consumer  products maker Johnson & Johnson JNJ.N is in negotiations to  acquire medical-device maker Guidant Corp. GDT.N, sources  familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.
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Johnson &amp; Johnson (J&amp;J) agreed yesterday to acquire Guidant Corporation for $25.4 billion (R147 billion), adding electrical devices for treating heart disease to
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CHICAGO/PHILADELPHIA  - Health care and consumer  products maker Johnson & Johnson is in negotiations to acquire  medical-device maker Guidant Corp., sources familiar with the  situation said on Tuesday.