Juggernaut deals within the med-tech space are often few and far between, but on Wednesday, the latest occurred when Hill-Rom (Chicago) revealed its intent to acquire Welch Allyn (Skaneateles Falls, New York) for about $2.05 billion. Hill-Rom will dole out about $1.625 billion in cash and about 8.1 million newly-issued shares of its common stock as payment for privately-held Welch Allyn.