# Widex and Sivantos reopen merger application for $8B deal

Danish hearing aid maker Widex and German rival Sivantos reopened an application seeking European Commission approval for their planned $8 billion merger, after withdrawing it in October 2018.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-01-11
- Value: $8.00B
- Status: announced
- Products: hearing aids
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Widex](https://endata.com/companies/31903.md)
- [EQT](https://endata.com/companies/3219.md) (investor)
- [Widex](https://endata.com/companies/31903.md) (acquirer)
- [Widex](https://endata.com/companies/31903.md) (target)
- [Sivantos](https://endata.com/companies/31904.md) (target)
- [T&W Medical](https://endata.com/companies/37315.md) (investor)
- [Sivantos Pte. Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/37330.md) (target)

## Sources

- [news.mergerlinks.com](https://news.mergerlinks.com/daily-review/widex-and-sivantos-reopen-merger-application), 2019-01-11: "The planned merger would create the sector’s third largest player able to invest more in digital devices and step up the challenge to market leaders."
- [wsa.com](https://www.wsa.com/press-release/proposed-merger-between-widex-and-sivantos-receives-final-clearance-from-european-commission/), 2019-02-14: "The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the merger between Sivantos Pte. Ltd. and Widex A/S"
- [sivantos.com](https://www.sivantos.com/2019/02/14/proposed-merger-between-widex-and-sivantos-receives-final-clearance-from-european-commission/), 2019-02-14: "The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the merger between Sivantos Pte. Ltd. and Widex A/S."

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