# BD completes acquisition of CR Bard

BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) completed the acquisition of CR Bard, Inc., integrating Bard's 16,000 employees with BD's 65,000 employees, creating a combined company with approximately $16 billion in revenue.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-01-02
- Where: United States
- Status: completed
- Products: medical devices, peripheral and coronary artery disease devices
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [BD](https://endata.com/companies/20051.md) (acquirer)
- [CR Bard](https://endata.com/companies/29203.md) (target)

## Sources

- [citoday.com](https://citoday.com/news/bd-completes-bard-acquisition), 2018-01-05: "The combined company, which will have approximately $16 billion in revenue, integrates Bard's 16,000 employees with BD's 65,000 employees."

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