# BD to acquire Bard for $24 billion

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) announced a definitive agreement to acquire C. R. Bard, Inc. for $317.00 per share in cash and stock, total consideration $24 billion. The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive and generate cost synergies.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2017-04-23
- Where: Murray Hill, New Jersey, United States
- Value: $24.0B
- Status: announced
- Products: medication management, infection prevention, vascular, urology, oncology, surgical specialty products
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Becton Dickinson](https://endata.com/companies/20170.md) (acquirer)
- [BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company)](https://endata.com/companies/23751.md) (acquirer)
- [C. R. Bard](https://endata.com/companies/23752.md) (target)
- [Bard](https://endata.com/companies/23758.md) (target)

## Sources

- [news.bd.com](https://news.bd.com/2017-04-23-BD-to-Acquire-Bard-for-24-Billion), 2017-04-23: "BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) and C. R. Bard, Inc. announced today a definitive agreement under which BD will acquire Bard for $317.00 per Bard common share in cash and stock, for a total consideration of $24 billion."
- [investors.bd.com](https://investors.bd.com/sec-filings/all-sec-filings/content/0001193125-17-133452/d346468dex993.htm), 2017-04-24: "I am delighted to announce that we have signed an agreement to acquire Bard, a global industry leader highly regarded for their innovative, life-enhancing medical technologies."
- [investors.bd.com](https://investors.bd.com/news-events/ir-calendar/detail/20170424-bd-to-acquire-bard-for-24-billion), 2017-04-24: "BD To Acquire Bard For $24 Billion"
- [postandcourier.com](https://www.postandcourier.com/business/owner-of-moncks-corner-medical-device-plant-being-sold/article_450ee002-2917-11e7-8920-0fdb25ef3202.html), 2017-04-24: "C.R. Bard Inc. announced Sunday that it has agreed to be acquired by Becton Dickinson and Co. in a cash-and-stock transaction."
- [jdsupra.com](https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/becton-dickinson-to-acquire-c-r-bard-92179/), 2017-05-03: "Becton Dickinson (“BD”) recently announced an agreement to acquire C.R. Bard for $24 billion in cash and stock."

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