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Merit Medical Systems / BIOSPHERE MEDICAL INC

2010 · Acquisition/Merger · $96M · Complete

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Merit Medical / BioSphere Medical: Achieved Stated Rationale (Score: 65/100)

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May 13, 2010 GlobeNewsWire Bullish

Merit Medical signs agreement to acquire BioSphere Medical for $4.38 per share or approximately $96 million in all-cash transaction

Sep 13, 2010 BioSpace Neutral

Merit Medical Systems completes acquisition of BioSphere Medical gaining leading position in embolization therapies for interventional radiology

Sep 13, 2010 GlobeNewsWire Bullish

Merit Medical completes acquisition of BioSphere Medical gaining leading position in embolic treatment of uterine fibroids and tumors

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Merit Medical Systems acquired BioSphere Medical for approximately $96M in an all-cash transaction ($4.38 per share), gaining embolotherapy/embolic microsphere products for the treatment of uterine fibroids and hypervascular tumors.

Did it work? Outcome assessment

Merit Medical / BioSphere Medical: Achieved Stated Rationale (Score: 65/100)

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Achieved Stated Rationale

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