Baxter Runs With Cheetah Medical In $230M Deal

Baxter International is buying Israeli company Cheetah Medical in a $230m deal. The acquisition expands Baxter’s portfolio of medication delivery products.

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Baxter International Inc. is buying Israeli fluid-management company Cheetah Medical Inc. in a $230m deal set to expand Baxter’s patient monitoring portfolio.

Cheetah Medical, headquartered in Boston and Tel Aviv, was founded in 2000 and manufactures fluid management systems, including the Starling...

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