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Gyrus Group, the Wokingham-based medical equipment manufacturer with factories in Cardiff, Canada and the US, is to be acquired by Olympus of Japan for £926m. 20-Nov-2007 Gyrus Group is to acquire American Cystoscope Makers, the US-based medical device supplier with 900 staff, for £275m. 17-Jun-2005 Gyrus Group has acquired Urology Solutions, the distributor of medical products in Australia and New Zealand, for up to £1.2m. 16-Mar-2005 Gyrus has acquired Explorent, the German supplier of surgical instruments, for up to £3.8m. 10-Nov-2003 Gyrus has acquired Entermed, the distributor of medical products in Belgium and the Netherlands, for £1.5m. 10-Sep-2003 Gyrus has sold its surgical drapes business to Microtek Medical for £2.5m. 03-Dec-2002 Gyrus is spending about £100m on the acquisition of two US medical equipment companies - Somnus Medical Technologies and the Richards ear, nose and throat business of Smith & Nephew. 07-May-2001 Gyrus is to acquire Everest Medical Corporation, the US manufacturer of surgical equipment, for £32m, which will give it access to a 105-strong US salesforce. 24-Feb-2000 Gyrus is to receive a $6m investment from Johnson & Johnson of the US to develop a range of arthroscopic products used for keyhole surgery. 24-Sep-1999 Gyrus Medical is to invest £2.5m at its Cardiff medical equipment site, with the creation of 150 jobs. 02-Dec-1998 Gyrus, the producer of electronic equipment for key-hole surgery, is to raise £12m in a share placing in order to set up a salesforce and develop new products. 07-Nov-1997 Gyrus Group, the electronic medical devices concern, is to raise £10m in a flotation in the next two months, in order to build up its manufacturing facilities and develop a sales force. 08-Oct-1997
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