# Cantel Medical to acquire Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co.

Cantel Medical Corp. has reached an agreement to acquire Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co., a 111-year-old manufacturer of dental instruments and reprocessing workflow systems. The acquisition will combine Hu-Friedy with Cantel's dental division, Crosstex.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2019-07-30
- Where: United States
- Value: $725.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: dental instruments, instrument reprocessing workflow systems
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Cantel Medical](https://endata.com/companies/25940.md) (acquirer)
- [Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co.](https://endata.com/companies/40955.md) (target)

## Sources

- [hufriedygroup.com](https://www.hufriedygroup.com/en/news/hu-friedy-agrees-to-be-acquired-cantel-medical), 2019-07-29: "The combination of our two dental businesses provides a clear and immediate opportunity to become the leading provider of a 'Complete Circle of Protection' offering for instrument reprocessing workflow and infection prevention and compliance solutions in the dental industry."
- [healthcare.levinassociates.com](https://healthcare.levinassociates.com/2019/08/05/cantel-medical-strikes-another-dental-deal/), 2019-08-05: "Combining Hu-Friedy’s position in dental instrumentation and instrument management systems with Cantel’s dental infection prevention consumables significantly accelerates Cantel’s strategy to be the leading global provider of innovative infection prevention and reprocessing workflow solutions across"

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