Teleflex to Acquire BIOTRONIK’s Vascular Intervention Business
Posted on 27 Feb 2025
Teleflex (Wayne, PA, USA) has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the Vascular Intervention business of BIOTRONIK (Berlin, Germany) for an estimated cash payment on closing of approximately EURO 760 million, less certain adjustments as provided in the purchase agreement including certain working capital not transferring and other customary adjustments. The acquisition is subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of certain regulatory approvals, and is expected to be completed by the end of the third quarter of 2025.
The acquisition reflects Teleflex’s commitment to investing in the estimated USD 10 billion interventional cardiology and peripheral vascular market served by the company’s portfolio post-close. The acquired business will expand the Teleflex Interventional portfolio to include a broad suite of vascular intervention devices such as drug-coated balloons, drug-eluting stents, covered stents, balloon and self-expanding bare metal stents, and balloon catheters. In 2023, approximately 75% of the acquired revenues were generated by coronary interventions while the remaining approximately 25% were associated with peripheral interventional procedures. The acquired Vascular Intervention business consists of a comprehensive and differentiated portfolio for coronary and peripheral interventions performed in the cath lab and interventional radiology suites.
In coronary vascular interventions, key products include the Pantera Lux Drug-Coated Balloon Catheter, the novel PK Papyrus Covered Coronary Stent for acute coronary artery perforations, and the Orsiro Mission Drug Eluting Stent, an ultrathin drug-eluting stent with differentiated clinical features. For peripheral interventions, the portfolio includes the Passeo-18 Lux Peripheral Drug-Coated Balloon Catheter, Dynetic-35 Balloon-Expandable Cobalt Chromium Stent, and the Pulsar-18 T3 Self-Expanding 4F Stent. The acquisition of the Vascular Intervention business will also allow Teleflex the opportunity to invest in and expand the clinical trial program for BIOTRONIK’s Freesolve, a sirolimus-eluting Resorbable Metallic Scaffold (RMS) technology, including the possible pursuit of the U.S. market. Freesolve, which received its CE Mark in February 2024, is indicated in CE mark accepting countries for de novo coronary artery lesions. The combination of temporary scaffolding with drug delivery is anticipated to address the current trend in interventional coronary and endovascular procedures toward leaving behind less permanent hardware.
As demonstrated in the BIOMAG-I study, Freesolve RMS demonstrated resorption after 12 months, a target lesion failure rate comparable to contemporary drug-eluting stents, and no definite or probable scaffold thrombosis. The European pivotal BIOMAG-II study is now enrolling. Teleflex’s established peer-to-peer education, patient outreach, and clinical platform for its existing Interventional business will be further leveraged by the acquired portfolio of coronary vascular and peripheral vascular intervention devices. As the interventional cardiology and peripheral intervention markets grow on a global basis, Teleflex anticipates that this acquisition will enhance its offerings to cardiac and peripheral care specialists, while significantly advancing its corporate growth objectives.
“We are excited to announce the acquisition of BIOTRONIK’s Vascular Intervention business, which we anticipate will significantly enhance our global presence in the cath lab, expand our suite of innovative technologies, and improve patient care” said Liam Kelly, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Teleflex. “We believe the acquisition will allow us to position this advanced coronary portfolio alongside our existing Interventional business and establish our global footprint in the fast-growing peripheral intervention market. In particular, the acquired coronary products will be highly complementary to our well-established complex percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) platform and expand and enhance the legacy Interventional salesforce and offerings by combining existing Teleflex access products with the Vascular Intervention therapeutic devices. The acquired business is rooted in robust research and development, clinical expertise, and global manufacturing capabilities, which we believe will further bolster Teleflex’s innovation pipeline, and position the company to participate in the emerging potential for resorbable scaffold technologies. We believe the acquired business will be a meaningful contributor to our growth in the coming years, diversify our geographic revenue mix with 50% of the acquired revenues generated in EMEA3, and provide additional scale for investment into innovation.”
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