Cook Group

What Cook Group does

Cook Group is a privately held, family-owned holding company founded in 1963 by Bill and Gayle Cook and headquartered in Bloomington, Indiana. It operates as a family of companies across six business lines: medical devices (its core, operated through Cook Medical), life sciences, property management, resorts (French Lick Resort and West Baden Springs Hotel), business services, and animal health. The group employs more than 12,000 people worldwide and maintains regional headquarters in Limerick, Ireland (Europe) and Hong Kong (Asia-Pacific).

The core operating business is Cook Medical, a global medical device manufacturer producing minimally invasive devices for treating conditions across multiple body systems and hospital departments. Supporting entities include Cook Research Incorporated and MED Institute (R&D and clinical studies) and Cook MyoSite (biotechnology), all housed in the U.S. with European and APAC distribution. Historically, Cook Biotech developed xenograft biomaterials from porcine tissue for 28 years; this subsidiary represented less than 2% of group revenue and was divested to RTI Surgical in January/February 2024. The current technology stack centers on regulated medical device manufacturing, biomaterials, and emerging image-guided procedure R&D formalized through a five-year master agreement with Purdue University signed May 7, 2026.

Cook Group generates revenue primarily through direct B2B sales of medical devices to hospitals and healthcare providers via a field sales force, supplemented by hardware sales in animal health, hospitality revenue from resort operations, and professional services revenue from property management and business services. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; medical device transactions are determined through sales contracts and quotation. The company is privately held with no public ticker, no institutional investors, and no disclosed funding rounds. The organization has demonstrated active portfolio management through recent divestitures (Cook Biotech 2024, former GE facility 2025), with proceeds reinvested into core manufacturing optimization and product portfolio focus.

Name

Cook Group

Legal name

Cook Group Incorporated

Website

https://cookgroup.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Cook Group is a privately held, family-owned holding company founded in 1963 in Bloomington, Indiana, operating globally across medical devices, life sciences, property management, resorts, services, and animal health with 12,000+ employees worldwide.

Ownership category

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Headquarters

HQ city

Bloomington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Medical Devices: Cook Medical manufactures and sells medical devices globally for treating conditions across multiple body systems. Revenue generated through direct sales to healthcare providers, hospitals, and medical professionals.
2. Life Sciences: Cook Biotech developed xenograft biomaterials for surgical implants. Less than 2.0% of Cook Group's revenue. Sold to RTI Surgical in 2024.
3. Property Management: Commercial and residential property management services through Cook Group companies.
4. Resort Operations: French Lick Resort and West Baden Springs Hotel resort operations generating hospitality revenue.
5. Business Services: Various service businesses operating under Cook Group portfolio.
6. Animal Health: Veterinary medical device and product offerings for animal health applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Cook Group is a privately held, family-owned holding company founded in 1963 that operates a family of companies anchored by Cook Medical, a global manufacturer of minimally invasive medical devices used to treat conditions across multiple body systems and hospital departments. The portfolio also includes life sciences, property management, resort operations (French Lick Resort and West Baden Springs Hotel), business services, and animal health products. Cook Group provides support and oversight to these subsidiary companies, which remain family owned.

Product overview

Cook Group is a family-owned holding company with headquarters in Bloomington, Indiana, operating a diverse portfolio of businesses. The core business is medical devices through Cook Medical, which manufactures products for treating conditions across multiple body systems and hospital areas. The group also operates in life sciences, property management, resorts (including French Lick and West Baden), business services, and animal health. Founded in 1963 by Bill and Gayle Cook, the company employs more than 12,000 people worldwide and remains privately held.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cook Medical Medical Devices Global medical device manufacturer offering minimally invasive devices and products for treating conditions across almost every system of the body and area of the hospital. Products are sold to hospitals, healthcare institutions, and medical professionals for use in patient treatment.
• French Lick Resort and West Baden Springs Hotel Resort operations offering premium hospitality, historic lodging, casino, and recreational experiences for leisure travelers and vacation guests.
• Property Management Services Commercial and residential property management services providing maintenance, tenant relations, and ongoing property services for tenants.
• Animal Health Products and Services Veterinary medical devices and products for animal health applications, sold to veterinary healthcare providers and animal clinics for use in animal treatment.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cook Biotech developed devices with 28-year pioneering history in regenerative biomaterials
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability1 record

Feature2 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Purdue UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 May 2026Purdue University and Cook Medical signed a five-year master sponsored research and collaboration agreement (MSRCA) on May 7, 2026 to jointly advance innovative medical technologies. The partnership builds on collaborations dating back to the 1970s and creates a formal framework for collaborative projects targeting image-guided procedures and advanced medical device manufacturing. The agreement also expands biomedical engineering workforce pipeline and engages researchers across multiple colleges, aligning with Purdue's strategic priorities including Purdue Computes, One Health, and Purdue University in Indianapolis.
• Simtra BioPharma SolutionsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 July 2025Cook Group sold the former GE manufacturing facility on Curry Pike (eastern parcel) to Simtra Biopharma Solutions. Cook retained the western parcel including employee parking, retention pond, green space, and walking paths. The transaction supports continued economic momentum in Bloomington community. No jobs impacted. Cook reinvests proceeds into business focus on optimized manufacturing and certain product portfolios.
• RTI SurgicalminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 8 January 2024Cook Group announced sale of Cook Biotech (West Lafayette, Indiana) to RTI Surgical. Cook Biotech had 28-year history pioneering xenograft biomaterial technology. RTI Surgical has expertise in allograft tissue processing and sterilization. Together the companies will be the only company able to offer customers both allograft and xenograft products and services. Approximately 275 employees transitioned to RTI Surgical. Transaction closed in late January or early February 2024.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• AngioDynamics: AngioDynamics is a smaller, focused medical technology company in vascular interventions, peripheral vascular disease, and oncology. Comparable to Cook Medical through concentrated catheter and interventional device franchises, though significantly smaller in scale and breadth.

Direct peers

• Merit Medical Systems: Merit Medical is a mid-sized manufacturer of disposable medical devices, particularly known for catheters, guide wires, and embolic products used in interventional procedures. Highly comparable to Cook Medical's interventional device footprint with similar product categories and customer base.
• Medtronic: Medtronic is the largest diversified medical device company worldwide, operating across cardiovascular, diabetes, and minimally invasive therapies. It is the most direct large-cap comparable to Cook Medical given overlapping therapeutic categories and global hospital sales models.
• Boston Scientific Corporation: Boston Scientific is a global medical device manufacturer with broad portfolios across cardiology, peripheral intervention, endoscopy, and urology — directly overlapping with Cook Medical's minimally invasive device categories across multiple body systems. Both companies sell to hospitals and specialists through direct field sales forces.
• Edwards Lifesciences: Edwards Lifesciences focuses on structural heart disease and critical care monitoring, including transcatheter heart valves and minimally invasive cardiovascular therapies. Comparable to Cook Medical through its hospital-channel sales model and structural heart/catheter device overlap.
• Zimmer Biomet: Zimmer Biomet is a global medical device leader in musculoskeletal and surgical solutions, with growing exposure to minimally invasive surgical technologies. Comparable to Cook Medical through shared surgical device categories and hospital-focused commercialization.
• Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD): BD manufactures medical devices, interventional solutions, and life sciences products with a particularly strong presence in vascular and surgical specialties. The BD Interventional segment directly overlaps Cook Medical's catheter and minimally invasive device franchises.
• Stryker Corporation: Stryker is a leading global medical technology company spanning orthopedic, medical/surgical, and neurotechnology equipment. Comparable to Cook Medical through shared hospital-channel sales motion and broad-line medical device portfolios serving procedural specialties.

Broad incumbents

• Johnson & Johnson MedTech: J&J MedTech encompasses Ethicon, DePuy Synthes, Biosense Webster, and Cerenovus — broad surgical, orthopedic, and interventional platforms. While far larger and more diversified than Cook, it shares the broad hospital-channel sales motion and minimally invasive device positioning.
• Abbott (Medical Devices): Abbott's Medical Devices segment spans cardiovascular, neuromodulation, and diabetes care, including significant minimally invasive and catheter-based franchises. The broader Abbott conglomerate (including diagnostics and nutrition) places it as a broad incumbent with deep overlap to Cook Medical's interventional portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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