Ottobock buying Blatchford Norway for €110m
German medical technology group Ottobock is to acquire the Norwegian patient care division of UK-based Blatchford for approximately €110m. The transaction encompasses eight clinical locations and roughly 200 employees, establishing the first direct operational footprint in Norway for Ottobock. The deal reflects a broader consolidation trend within the orthotics and prosthetics sector. Ottobock CFO Arne Kreitz noted that closer integration…