Global Fourth Largest Medical Device Company Delays IPO Due to Tariff Policy
Recently, global financial markets have been thrown into turmoil due to the radical tariff policies announced by former U.S. President Donald Trump, forcing many companies to reassess their listing plans. Medical Home has learned that Medline, the world's fourth-largest medical device company with an estimated value of nearly $50 billion, has become the latest company to suspend its IPO. Founded in 1966, Medline is a global medical device company with a history of 58 consecutive years of sales growth, employing 43,000 people worldwide. With annual sales exceeding $23 billion, it is a leading provider of medical and surgical products and supply chain solutions, serving the entire medical care chain. As the largest medical supplies distributor in the United States, Medline's sales have ranked fourth in the 2024 Global Top 100 Medical Device Companies, behind Medtronic, Johnson & Johnson Medical Technology, and Siemens Healthineers.
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