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Merit Medical Signs Agreement to Purchase Lead Management Portfolio from Cook Medical
Asset acquisition of Cook Medical’s end-to-end lead management product portfolio strengthens Merit’s existing electrophysiology and CRM business Asset
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[{"type":"text","content":"Asset acquisition of Cook Medical’s end-to-end lead management product portfolio strengthens Merit’s existing electrophysiology and CRM business Asset acquisition projected to add approximately $40 million of revenue, on an annualized basis beginning in fiscal year 2025, with a solid growth profile serving an underpenetrated global lead management market Merit reaffirms full-year 2024 financial guidance previously issued on August 1, 2024, and updates full-year 2024 financial guidance to include the projected impact from this acquisition post-close SOUTH JORDAN, Utah, Sept. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMSI), a global leader in healthcare technology, today announced it has signed a definitive asset purchase agreement to purchase Cook Medical’s lead management portfolio for total cash consideration of approximately $210 million. Merit expects to fund the transaction through a combination of cash on hand and borrowings under its long-term credit facility. The closing of the proposed transaction is expected to occur during the fourth quarter of 2024, subject to the receipt or waiver (in accordance with the provisions of the asset purchase agreement) of certain closing conditions, including clearance under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, and other customary closing conditions. Cook Medical’s lead management business has 34 years of operating history and provides a comprehensive end-to-end product portfolio of medical devices and accessories used in lead management procedures for patients who need a pacemaker or an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) lead removed or replaced. “This transaction is consistent with our Continued Growth Initiatives (CGI) and positions Merit to offer clinicians an increasingly comprehensive set of solutions to support cardiac intervention patients, from diagnosis, to therapy and intervention, to post-procedure care, ” said Fred P. Lampropoulos, Merit’s Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. “We believe this transaction will strengthen our fast-growing, high-margin electrophysiology and CRM business with the addition of differentiated products and an established commercial infrastructure. We believe the transaction will enhance our position in the cardiac intervention market, which we estimate represents an annual addressable opportunit...