Roche Solves BM's Strategic Dilemma
Executive Summary
Torn by internal struggles, the family that controlled Boehring Mannheim faced two challenges: dealing with the battle for control by family members and fighting off the anticipated threat to its profitable glucose testing business from Abbott's recent acquisition of MediSense. Roche's bid solves both problems, giving family members the money to do what they want and providing BMS' diagnostic business with a broader technology context.