Merger and acquisition (M&A) transactions remain prevalent in the orthopedic device manufacturing industry in many forms—large organizations purchasing smaller, innovative companies and/or businesses, mergers of equals, private equity deals, and orthopedic device contract manufacturers providers grabbing specialty businesses to round out their offerings.

To help our readers stay up to date about the orthopedic device market’s evolution, ODT will catalog these M&A transactions throughout the year. We hope this will be a helpful resource!

VB Spine—Stryker

VB Spine completed the acquisition of Stryker’s spine implant manufacturing facility in Cestas, France.
Date of Announcement: January 6, 2026
Value: Not disclosed
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2025 Orthopedic Device Companies M&A Roundup
2024 Orthopedic Device M&A Roundup