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In its press release of October 4, 2015 company claims that “The acquisition of Cordis will strengthen Cardinal Health's portfolio of physician preference items, which include offerings in the cardiovascular, wound management, and orthopedics areas.”

Senior Vice President of equity research with FBR Capital Markets & Co in New York, Steven Halper, expressed his opinion on the acquisition, calling it a “direct outgrowth of the need to reinvest and grow the business".