{
  "id": 91038,
  "title": "KKR to take medical equipment maker Integer Holdings private in $5.7 billion deal",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/03/kkr-to-take-medical-equipment-maker-integer-holdings-private-in-5-7",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-03T13:30:58.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "ETHealthworld",
    "slug": "ethealthworld",
    "url": "https://health.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/medical-devices/kkr-to-take-medical-equipment-maker-integer-holdings-private-in-5-7-billion-deal/132833241"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Private equity firm KKR is set to acquire medical equipment maker Integer Holdings in a $5.7 billion cash deal, according to the company's announcement on Monday. Integer's shares in Plano, Texas, surged nearly 3% in premarket trading following the news. The acquisition will grant KKR access to critical components and devices used in heart treatments, pain management therapies, and other advanced medical technologies utilized by leading medical device manufacturers worldwide.\n\nThis strategic move aligns with private equity's ongoing interest in the healthcare sector. Recent notable acquisitions include American Industrial Partners' $1.27 billion purchase of Avanos Medical and a $18.3 billion deal between Blackstone and TPG for women's-health-focused diagnostics firm Hologic. For KKR, which managed $796 billion in assets under management at the end of the second quarter, the deal marks one of its largest healthcare-related transactions since its $9.9 billion take-private of Envision Healthcare in 2018.\n\nUnder the terms of the agreement, KKR will pay $127 per share in cash, representing a 4.78% premium over Integer's closing price on Friday. The transaction also includes the assumption of Integer's outstanding debt. Integer Holdings had previously faced pressure from activist investor Irenic Capital Management, which owns over 3% of the company's shares. In March, Irenic and Integer agreed to appoint two directors to Integer's board. The KKR deal is anticipated to conclude by the end of the year.",
  "summary": "KKR is gaining a company that makes critical components and devices used in heart treatments, pain management therapies and other medical technologies for many of the world's leading medical device manufacturers.",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}