BURLINGTON, Mass., Sept. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- LeMaitre Vascular, Inc., , a provider of peripheral vascular devices and implants, today acquired the business of Vascular Architects, a privately-held medical device company, for $2.8 million. Vascular Architects markets and sells devices for Remote Endarterectomy (“RE”), a hybrid open/endovascular procedure for the minimally invasive removal of plaque, typically in the superficial femoral artery in the thigh. The all-cash purchase price represents a 1.6 multiple of the acquired company’s last-twelve-months’ net revenues of $1.8 million.
(Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070920/NETH101LOGO ) Key attributes of Vascular Architects: -- Vascular Architects markets a suite of six surgical and endovascular de-bulking tools for treating long-segment peripheral occlusive disease via RE. These six tools account for the majority of Vascular Architects’ net revenues. Five of these tools are single-use, disposable and patent protected. -- Vascular Architects also markets an implantable, helical covered stent. -- 90% of Vascular Architects’ net revenues are derived from sales in the United States. -- Vascular Architects’ devices are sold at an attractive gross margin, primarily direct-to-hospitals. -- The Vascular Architects business was owned by The Wallace Enterprises, Inc., based in Nashville, TN. -- Vascular Architects’ devices are used primarily by peripheral vascular surgeons.
“We expect that the Vascular Architects products will leverage our targeted vascular surgery sales force. The expanding geographic reach of our sales force should help bring the RE procedure into the armamentarium of more vascular surgeons” said David B. Roberts, President of LeMaitre Vascular. “As is typical in our past acquisitions, the essence of the Vascular Architects transaction is about bringing together an innovative vascular product and our expanding sales force,” he added.
LeMaitre Vascular did not acquire Vascular Architects’ Nashville facility or any manufacturing operations in the transaction.
Following the acquisition, LeMaitre Vascular has increased its 2007 revenue guidance to $39.75 - $41.25 million. LeMaitre Vascular expects the Vascular Architects acquisition to be slightly dilutive over the next twelve months. Thereafter the company expects the acquisition to be accretive. The likely retention of several Vascular Architects sales representatives increases LeMaitre Vascular’s Q1, 2008 sales force objective to 55-60 direct sales reps.
LeMaitre Vascular will be hosting a conference call to discuss the Vascular Architects acquisition at 8:30am EDT, Friday, September 21, 2007. The dial-in number is 866-831-6291 (+1 617-213-8860 for international callers), using passcode 84625759. A replay of the call will be available at http://www.lemaitre.com/investor.
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