CARLSBAD, Calif., April 12, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Alphatec Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:ATEC), the parent company of Alphatec Spine, Inc., a medical device company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets products for the surgical treatment of spine disorders, with a focus on treating conditions related to the aging spine, announced that it is offering to sell 8,000,000 primary shares of its common stock and a selling shareholder, HealthpointCapital Partners, L.P., is offering 8,000,000 shares of Alphatec common stock in an underwritten public offering. Jefferies & Company, Inc. is acting as lead book-running manager for the offering, with Canaccord Adams Inc. acting as joint book-running manager and Cowen and Company, LLC and Lazard Capital Markets LLC acting as co-managers.