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> The Wright and Tornier merger has completed after they finalized a deal with the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC). The resulting company will be known as the Wright Medical Group ($WMGI). More

> NovoCure slashed its IPO plans by kicking out existing investors who hoped to sell in the financing. It had intended to sell 7.5 million shares from the company in addition to another 5 million from existing investors, now it will only sell the former. That drops the total raised to $176 million at its existing share price range of $26 to $29. More

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