US-EU Index & Corporate Actions Analyst, ORTEX

Harry Kalfas

US-EU Index & Corporate Actions Analyst

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ORTEX is a global financial data and analytics platform providing real-time securities lending and short interest data, index rebalance data, holdings and insider transactions, trading signals, corporate actions and news,  stock machine learning and factor scores and other analytics. The majority of the data are downloadable and accessible through APIs.

Index Rebalance

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<a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/boston-scientific-corp-7b5acbaf-edc4-4649-ac81-c71e7328f7bb" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26842:1" rel="noopener">Boston Scientific (BSX UN)</a> is acquiring <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/penumbra-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26380:1" rel="noopener">Penumbra (PEN US)</a> in a cash-or-stock transaction valued at approximately $14.5B.</li>
<li>The transaction is expected to close later in 2026 (subject to approvals) with PEN shareholders receiving either $374 in cash or 3.8721 BSX shares per PEN share.</li>
<li>Upon completion, the deal will trigger significant passive inflows, with an upweight of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/boston-scientific-corp-7b5acbaf-edc4-4649-ac81-c71e7328f7bb" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26842:1" rel="noopener">Boston Scientific (BSX UN)</a> and the removal of <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/penumbra-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:26380:1" rel="noopener">Penumbra (PEN US)</a> from relevant indices.</li>
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Boston Scientific (BSX UN) is acquiring Penumbra (PEN US) in a cash-or-stock transaction valued at approximately $14.5B.
The transaction is expected to close later in 2026 (subject to approvals) with PEN shareholders receiving either $374 in cash or 3.8721 BSX shares per PEN share.
Upon completion, the deal will trigger significant passive inflows, with an upweight of Boston Scientific (BSX UN) and the removal of Penumbra (PEN US) from relevant indices.


Boston Scientific to Acquire Penumbra: $14.5B Deal Triggering Significant Index Flows

Independent research on the U.S. markets, Baptista Research

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Equity Bottom-Up

<ul><li>Boston Scientific entered this episode with the profile of a company that, on paper, still looked operationally strong.</li><li>In its latest quarterly update, management pointed to more than $20 billion in annual sales, mid-teens organic growth in 2025, double-digit adjusted EPS growth, and continued momentum in two of its most important franchises: electrophysiology and WATCHMAN.</li><li>Yet the stock fell sharply after investors zeroed in on one part of the CHAMPION trial data for WATCHMAN FLX: a 3.2% ischemic stroke rate in the device arm versus 2.0% for blood thinners.</li></ul>

Boston Scientific entered this episode with the profile of a company that, on paper, still looked operationally strong.In its latest quarterly update, management pointed to more than $20 billion in annual sales, mid-teens organic growth in 2025, double-digit adjusted EPS growth, and continued momentum in two of its most important franchises: electrophysiology and WATCHMAN.Yet the stock fell sharply after investors zeroed in on one part of the CHAMPION trial data for WATCHMAN FLX: a 3.2% ischemic stroke rate in the device arm versus 2.0% for blood thinners.

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Sahajanand Medical Technologies / Equity Bottom-Up

Sahajanand Medical Technologies (2585275D IN)

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<li>SMT plans to open its IPO on 15 October 2026 through an offer for sale (OFS) of approximately 1.38 crore equity shares, with no fresh capital raised by the issuer.</li>
<li>FY26 revenue from operations reportedly reached Rs. 1,210.5 crore, up 18.1%; PAT reached Rs. 69.1 crore versus Rs. 25.15 crore in FY25. </li>
<li>SMT has meaningful international exposure, a clinically specialised product portfolio and a growing structural-heart business.</li>
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SMT plans to open its IPO on 15 October 2026 through an offer for sale (OFS) of approximately 1.38 crore equity shares, with no fresh capital raised by the issuer.
FY26 revenue from operations reportedly reached Rs. 1,210.5 crore, up 18.1%; PAT reached Rs. 69.1 crore versus Rs. 25.15 crore in FY25. 
SMT has meaningful international exposure, a clinically specialised product portfolio and a growing structural-heart business.


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<ul><li>Boston Scientific Corporation reported strong financial and operational results for the full year 2025, with total company sales exceeding $20 billion and organic revenue growth of 15.8%, surpassing initial guidance.</li><li>The company demonstrated broad-based growth across multiple business segments, including electrophysiology (EP), WATCHMAN, interventional oncology (IO), endoscopy (endo), and interventional cardiology therapies (ICTx).</li><li>Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) rose 22% to $3.06, also above projections, alongside a 100 basis point expansion in adjusted operating margins to 28%.</li></ul>

Boston Scientific Corporation reported strong financial and operational results for the full year 2025, with total company sales exceeding $20 billion and organic revenue growth of 15.8%, surpassing initial guidance.The company demonstrated broad-based growth across multiple business segments, including electrophysiology (EP), WATCHMAN, interventional oncology (IO), endoscopy (endo), and interventional cardiology therapies (ICTx).Adjusted earnings per share (EPS) rose 22% to $3.06, also above projections, alongside a 100 basis point expansion in adjusted operating margins to 28%.

Boston Scientific: Is Its Dominance In Pulsed Field Ablation About To Extend Even Further?

<ul><li>If you're wondering what Boston Scientific has been up to lately, buckle up.</li><li>On January 15, the medtech heavyweight announced it would acquire Penumbra for a staggering $15 billion in a cash-and-stock deal, offering $374 per share.</li><li>That represents a 19% premium over Penumbra's last close.</li></ul>

If you're wondering what Boston Scientific has been up to lately, buckle up.On January 15, the medtech heavyweight announced it would acquire Penumbra for a staggering $15 billion in a cash-and-stock deal, offering $374 per share.That represents a 19% premium over Penumbra's last close.

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Boston Scientific Corporation develops, manufactures, and markets minimally invasive medical devices. The Company's products are used in interventional cardiology, cardiac rhythm management, peripheral interventions, electrophysiology, neurovascular intervention, endoscopy, urology, gynecology and neuromodulation.

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