J&J to buy Abiomed in $16.6 billion deal

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(Reuters) – Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ) said on Tuesday it will acquire medical technology provider Abiomed (NASDAQ:ABMD) Inc for an upfront payment of $380 per share in cash, corresponding to an enterprise value of nearly $16.6 billion.