Cardinal Health plans to acquire Medtronic's Patient Care, Deep Vein Thrombosis, and Nutritional Insufficiency businesses for $6.1 billion. The acquisition will expand Cardinal Health's product portfolio and presence across care settings. It is expected to be accretive to earnings per share beginning in fiscal year 2018 and generate over $150 million in annual synergies by fiscal year 2020. The acquisition will be funded with new debt and is expected to increase Cardinal Health's adjusted debt to EBITDA ratio to slightly over 2.0 times by the end of fiscal year 2020.