DEAL ANNOUNCEMENT / PRESS RELEASE
January 29, 2025
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McDermott Will & Emery represented VB Spine, LLC, a newly formed company from Viscogliosi Brothers, LLC, a family-owned investment firm specializing in the neuro-musculoskeletal space, in its acquisition of the US spinal implants business division of Stryker, a global leader in medical technologies. The definitive agreement also includes VB Spine’s anticipated acquisition of Stryker’s spinal implants business in France and other international markets.
The cross-border McDermott team was led by relationship partner Merrill Kraines, Krist Werling, Andrew Warmus, Nate Wolfe, and Samantha Koplik with invaluable support from Mike Bruno, John Karasek, Glen Ready, Anna Sikorski, Richard Tsay, Josh Neumann, Alexander Augst, Dave Santangelo, Sabine Nauges, Jason Krieser, Larry Guess, Matt Celano, Chuck Larsen, Prahith Sai Chakka, Delaney Prunty, Côme Wirz, Mark Bilut, Marissa Hill Daley, Francesca Casalone, Jae Lee, Jordan Ohayon, Justin Bender, Patrick Ryan, Karis Jackson, Abby Higgins, Abdel Abdellah, Amel El Mouttaki, Paul Tisseyre, James Ravitz, Kristi Mankowske, Alice Villagrasa, Charles de Raignac, Naré Arshakyan, Diana Pisani, Jim Nicholas, Emie Paganon, Anne-France Moreau, Ryan Higgins, Julie Favreau, Jennifer Hill, Stéphane Dionnet, Brian Casillas, Fabio Cozzi, Fabrice Piollet, Kyle Hafkey, Greg Heltzer, Caitlin Harrington and Timothy (Ty) Carson.
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