Convatec
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ConvaTec is a developer and marketer of medical devices with four business units – Ostomy Care, Wound Therapeutics, Continence and Critical Care, and Infusion Devices. The company has more than 7,000 employees in over 90 countries. In August 2008, ConvaTec, with backing from two private equity firms, Nordic Capital
and Avista Capital Partners
, created an independent enterprise with operational headquarters in Skillman, New Jersey
, USA.
History:
Nordic Capital
Nordic Capital is a private equity investment firm focusing on leveraged buyout transactions primarily in the Nordic region . Nordic invests across a broad array of industries and will invest in turnaround and growth capital transactions.Nordic is based in Stockholm, Sweden and was founded in 1989...
and Avista Capital Partners
Avista Capital Partners
Avista Capital Partners is a private equity firm focused on growth capital and leveraged buyout investments in middle-market companies in the energy, healthcare and media sectors....
, created an independent enterprise with operational headquarters in Skillman, New Jersey
Skillman, New Jersey
Skillman is an unincorporated area within Montgomery Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08558. It is also home to Johnson and Johnson's consumer division.- History :...
, USA.
History:
- 1978 – ConvaTec was created as a division of E.R. Squibb & Sons, Inc.
- 2008 – ConvaTec was acquired by Nordic Capital and Avista Capital Partners
- 2008 – ConvaTec acquired Unomedical