Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Medical Device Deals Update column is a survey of recent medtech M&A, alliance, and financing activity. This month’s column covers deals announced January-February 2015.

Derived from Strategic Transactions, Informa’s premium source for tracking life sciences deal activity, the Dealmaking column is a survey of recent health care transactions listed by relevant industry segment – In Vitro Diagnostics, Medical Devices, Pharmaceuticals, and Research/Analytical – and then categorized by type – Acquisition, Alliance, or Financing. This month’s column covers deals announced December 2014-January 2015.

Recent executive-level hires and director appointments at venture capital firms and biopharma and medtech start-ups.

Medical device companies raised a total of $906 million in Q3, while in vitro diagnostic/research developers took in $72 million. The top M&As in each segment were private buyouts of public companies: Kinetic Concepts for $6.3 billion and Immucor for $1.9 billion.