Will Acquisition By Philips Save Volcano Corp.?

In late September, a group of Volcano Corp. shareholders castigated the company’s management and demanded Volcano bring its financials in-line by reigniting growth, streamlining costs, and bringing the business closer to profitability. The message must have gotten through loud and clear, as Volcano’s management may be positioned to accomplish all three goals by selling the company to Royal Philips for $1.2 billion. Indeed, in the eyes of some, Volcano management may have taken the company’s intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) and Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) systems as far as it could as an independent entity. In 2013, Volcano ...
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