Medtronic plc (NYSE:MDT) will execute merger and acquisitions (M&A). Geoffrey Martha, Chief Executive Officer said, "we also continue to invest heavily in organic R&D as well as execute on tuck-in M&A with significant growth potential over the medium and the long term. We're also accelerating our level of tuck-in M&A, including our acquisition of Affera, which we announced this morning, and I'll cover it in more detail in a moment".