# Alleima acquires nitinol medical device maker Endosmart

Alleima signed an agreement to acquire Endosmart Gesellschaft für Medizintechnik GmbH, a Germany-based manufacturer of medical devices and components made of nitinol, to strengthen its position in the medical segment.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2022-11-18
- Where: Karlsruhe, Germany
- Status: announced
- Products: nitinol medical devices, kidney stone retrieval baskets, snares, breast cancer tumor markers, surgical instruments
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Alleima](https://endata.com/companies/10308.md) (acquirer)
- [Endosmart Gesellschaft für Medizintechnik GmbH](https://endata.com/companies/66728.md) (target)
- [Endosmart](https://endata.com/companies/66987.md) (target)

## Sources

- [alleima.com](https://www.alleima.com/en/news-media/archive/2022/11/alleima-acquires-endosmart-a-nitinol-expert-for-medical-devices/), 2022-11-18: "Our strategy is focused on profitable growth, and we see a large potential within the medical industry, which is characterized by high growth and stable earnings."
- [alleima.com](https://www.alleima.com/en/news-media/archive/2022/12/alleima-completes-the-acquisition-of-endosmart/), 2022-12-01: "Alleima has completed the previously announced acquisition of Endosmart Gesellschaft für Medizintechnik GmbH (Endosmart), a Germany based manufacturer of medical devices and components made of the shape memory alloy nitinol."

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