# Cook Group

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**Cook Group Incorporated** is an American [privately held company](/source/Privately_held_company) based in [Bloomington, Indiana](/source/Bloomington,_Indiana), and primarily involved in manufacturing of [medical devices](/source/Medical_device). It was ranked #324 in [Forbes](/source/Forbes)' 2008 America's Largest Private Companies.[2] It has three main divisions: Cook Medical, Cook Services and Cook Properties. All three divisions are made up of several subsidiary companies.[3]

## History

The flagship company, Cook Incorporated, part of the medical division, was founded in 1963 in a spare bedroom in [Bloomington, Indiana](/source/Bloomington,_Indiana)[1] The first products of Cook Incorporated included catheters, needles, and wire guides.[4] As of 2014, the company manufactured more than 16,000 products across 10 hospital service lines, and serves 135 countries.[5] Other companies include the manufacturers K-Tube and Cook Polymer Technology. Cook owns CFC Properties, a [property development](/source/Property_development) company[3] that owns residential and commercial properties in Bloomington as well as Fountain Square Mall and Grant Street Inn.[6] Cook also restored and owns the French Lick Resort, which includes the historic [West Baden Springs Hotel](/source/West_Baden_Springs_Hotel) and the [French Lick Springs Hotel](/source/French_Lick_Springs_Hotel).[citation needed]

In September 2017, Catalent purchased Cook Pharmica for $950 million.[7] In February 2022, Cook Medical sold its Reproductive Health business to [The Cooper Companies](/source/The_Cooper_Companies) for $875 million.[8]

## Subsidiaries

### Medical manufacturing

- Cook Incorporated
- Cook Research Incorporated
- Cook Urological Incorporated
- Cook MyoSite
- MED Institute, Inc.
- Cook Biotech Incorporated
- Cook Endoscopy
- Cook Vascular Incorporated
- William Cook Europe ApS
- William A. Cook Australia Pty. Ltd.
- Cook Ireland Ltd.

### Allied manufacturing

- Sabin Corporation now Cook Polymer Technology
- K-Tube Corporation

### Affiliates

- CFC, Inc. - Fountain Square Mall - Grant Street Inn
- Cook Aviation Inc.
- Cook Travel
- Cook Family Health Center Inc.

## References

1. ["History & Innovators"](https://web.archive.org/web/20100128005840/http://www.cookgroup.com/history/index.html). Bloomington, Indiana: Cook Group Incorporated. 2009-10-01. Archived from [the original](http://www.cookgroup.com/history/index.html) on 2010-01-28. Retrieved 2009-10-19.

1. ["#324 Cook Group"](https://www.forbes.com/lists/2008/21/privates08_Cook-Group_6V9R.html). *[Forbes](/source/Forbes)*. 2008-11-03. Retrieved 2009-10-19.

1. ["Corporate Profile"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110609001637/http://www.cookgroup.com/profile/). Bloomington, Indiana: Cook Group Incorporated. 2009-10-01. Archived from [the original](http://www.cookgroup.com/profile/) on 2011-06-09. Retrieved 2009-10-19.

1. ["1960s: How Cook Medical Got Its Start"](https://www.cookmedical.com/about/history). Cook Medical. Retrieved 12 February 2014.

1. ["Clinical Divisions at a Glance"](https://www.cookmedical.com/divisions). Cook Medical. Retrieved 12 February 2014.

1. ["About CFC, Inc."](https://web.archive.org/web/20091125144357/http://www.cfcincorporated.com/about.php). Bloomington, Indiana: CFC, Inc. 2009-10-19. Archived from [the original](http://www.cfcincorporated.com/about.php) on 2009-11-25. Retrieved 2009-10-19.

1. ["Cook Pharmica Sold To Catalent For $950M, Cook Group Buys GE Plant"](https://indianapublicmedia.org/news/cook-pharmica-sold-catalent-950-million-127683/). *News - Indiana Public Media*. Indiana Public Media. Retrieved 31 July 2019.

1. Newmarker, Chris (2022-02-07). ["CooperCompanies to buy Cook Medical's reproductive health business for $875M"](https://www.massdevice.com/coopercompanies-buys-cook-medicals-reproductive-health-business-for-875m/). *MassDevice*. Retrieved 2023-11-21.

## External links

- [Cook Group](http://www.cookgroup.com/) — official home page - [Cook Medical](http://www.cookmedical.com/) — official home page; most Cook content - [Cook Group Businesses](https://www.cookgroup.com/our-businesses/) — with links to subsidiaries

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