Everybody at Physio knew this day would come around at some point. 4 years after divestiture from Medtronic, Stryker acquired Physio-Control for 1.28B$. An incredible increase of value for Physio-Control! Bain Capital purchased Physio in 2012 for 487 M$.   ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Financial analysts reactions to this news: http://blogs.barrons.com/stockstowatchtoday/2016/02/16/stryker-mixed-feelings-on-latest-acquisition/ https://www.pehub.com/2016/02/bain-capital-to-sell/ http://chicago.suntimes.com/business/7/71/1329971/stryker-physiocontrol-sage-products http://www.marketwatch.com/story/stryker-to-buy-physio-control-from-bain-for-12-billion-2016-02-16 http://www.domain-b.com/industry/pharma/20160216_stryker_corp.html https://www.moodys.com/research/Moodys-reviews-Physio-Controls-ratings-for-upgrade–PR_343981