Edwards Lifesciences completes acquisition of Percutaneous.(Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Percutaneous Valve Technologies, Inc.)
Publication Date: 01-FEB-04
Publication Title: BIOTECH Patent News
Format: Online
Company: Edwards Lifesciences Corp.~Mergers, acquisitions and divestments Percutaneous Valve Technologies~Mergers, acquisitions and divestments

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Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (Irvine, CA) has completed its acquisition of Percutaneous Valve Technologies, Inc. (Fort Lee, NJ). Edwards had announced its intent to acquire Percutaneous in December of 2003.

Under terms of the agreement Edwards is paying the shareholders of Percutaneous $125 million cash, plus up to an additional $30 million in payments upon the achievement of key milestones. Consistent with earlier disclosures, the company expects to take an initial in-process research and development charge related to this transaction in...



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