Baker McKenzie Advises Merit Medical on the Acquisition of View Point Medical

Baker McKenzie represented Merit Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MMSI), a global healthcare technology company, on its acquisition of View Point Medical, Inc., a privately held medical device company based in Carlsbad, California. The aggregate consideration was approximately USD 140 million, including USD 90 million in cash at closing and two deferred payments of USD 25 million each payable on the first and second anniversaries of closing.

The deal expands Merit’s therapeutic oncology portfolio with View Point’s OneMark® Detection Imaging System and OneMark® Tissue Markers, FDA-cleared technologies that enhance lesion localization at the time of biopsy and complement Merit’s existing SCOUT® platform.