Integer Holdings, a medical device contract development and manufacturing organization, is set to be acquired by KKR, a private equity firm, for $5.7 billion.
The deal is expected to close by the end of the year and will take the Plano, TX-based company private.
Under the terms of the agreement, Integer stockholders will receive $127 per share, representing a premium of approximately 51.8% to Integer’s closing share price on April 29, 2026, the date prior to the company’s announcement of a strategic review, and 28.8% to the 30-day VWAP as of July 31, 2026.
“This is an exciting milestone for Integer and a testament to the dedication and commitment of our talented team and the exceptional business we have built together,” said Payman Khales, Integer’s President and CEO. “We believe this transaction recognizes the strength of Integer’s business, which includes our dedicated associates, our differentiated engineering and manufacturing capabilities, and our long-term growth opportunities, while providing stockholders with immediate and certain value. KKR’s deep healthcare expertise, long-term vision, and strategic growth orientation make them the right strategic partner to bring our business into its next chapter. Together, we look forward to continuing to invest in our associates and capabilities to deliver excellence for our customers and advance our vision of improving patients’ lives.”
Private equity is buying up medtech
Integer is not the only medical device company to be taken private through a private equity acquisition.
Late last year, Blackstone and TPG announced
plans to acquire Hologic
for $18.3 billion. The deal closed in April. However, in July, Blackstone and TPG announced plans to potentially sell Hologic’s surgical unit, according to a report from the
Financial Times
.
Such a deal would help Blackstone and TPG pay down debt and return cash, according to the FT report.
Shortly after the Hologic deal was announced, private firms Montagu and Kohlberg
announced plans to acquire Teleflex Medical
from Teleflex Incorporated for $1.5 billion.
Teleflex Medical OEM, has been in operation for more than 40 years. The company specializes in the development and supply of custom-engineered interventional catheter components and sub-assemblies for structural heart, neurovascular, electrophysiology, and urology.
Earlier this year,
Avanos Medical was acquired by private equity-backed American Industrial Partners
in an all-cash $ 1.272 billion deal.
One of the most controversial deals in the space involved GTCR acquiring Surmodics. The
deal was announced in 2024
.
FTC challenged the acquisition
in 2025, citing GTCR’s equity investment in Biocoat, a maker of medical device coatings.
However, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
denied a request
by the FTC and certain state regulators to issue a preliminary injunction that would have prevented Surmodics and GTCR from completing the deal.