Multibillion-dollar buyouts returned last year, led by Johnson & Johnson’s $13.1 billion acquisition of Shockwave Medical.Medtech dealmaking picked up in 2024 after a post-pandemic slump, with deals ranging from multibillion-dollar takeovers to smaller tuck-in acquisitions and the shedding of business groups.In a recent investor note, BTIG analysts wrote that 38 acquisitions had closed by Dec. […]