Inverness Medical Innovations
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Acquisition of dietary supplement marketer IVC Industries could be completed as early as first quarter 2002, IVC says. Originally announced in September, deal was subject, in part, to completion of J&J's acquisition of Inverness Medical Technologies' diabetes care business, spin-off of Inverness' women's health, nutritional supplement and clinical diagnostics businesses into publicly traded company. J&J deal, Innovations spin-off were completed Nov. 21; Innovations is being led by IMT's former management team (1"The Tan Sheet" May 28, In Brief)...