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Diomed Files Petition Under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, Seeks Sale of U.S. Business to Biolitec AG.

Publication: Business Wire
Publication Date: 14-MAR-08
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
ANDOVER, Mass. -- Diomed Holdings, Inc. (AMEX: DIO), a leading developer and marketer of minimally invasive medical technologies, including its patented EVLT([R]) laser treatment for varicose veins, announced that it, together with its wholly owned subsidiary, Diomed, Inc., filed a voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Code in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Massachusetts, Western Division. The petition contemplates that Diomed will sell certain of its operating assets to Biolitec AG, a manufacturer of medical lasers, optical fibers and other products, thereby enabling Biolitec to continue to operate Diomed's business in the United States.

Diomed and Biolitec have entered into a non-binding letter of intent for the sale of specified assets for a purchase price of between $6 and $7 million. Biolitec reported revenues of EU39 million and profits of EU5.6 for its fiscal year ended June 30, 2007. Its shares are listed on the Prime Standard...

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