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Sep. 30, 2012
Subsequent event | Note 17 — Subsequent event On October 23, 2012, the Company acquired substantially all of the assets of LMA International N.V., a global provider of laryngeal masks with a portfolio of innovative products used extensively in anesthesia and emergency care. The Company paid $292.2 million in cash as initial consideration for the business. On October 23, 2012, in a separate transaction, the Company also acquired the LMA branded laryngeal mask supraglottic airway business and certain other products in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Channel Islands from the shareholders of Intravent Direct Limited and affiliates for $19.9 million in cash. These acquisitions complement the anesthesia product portfolio in the Company’s Critical Care division. The Company has incurred $1.8 million and $2.2 million in transaction costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, related to these acquisitions.

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