SeaSpine Holdings (SPNE) to Acquire NLT Spine; Updates FY16 Guidance (StreetInsider)
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SeaSpine acquisition of NLT Spine could be worth $53m (MassDevice)
SeaSpine Holdings Corporation (NASDAQ: SPNE) announced that it is has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire substantially all of the assets of NLT Spine Ltd. (NLT), an Israel-based medical device company developing innovative spinal products for minimally invasive surgery (MIS).
NLT’s platforms include vertical, lordotic and footprint expanding interbody technologies for use in lumbar fusion procedures for the treatment of degenerative spinal conditions. By allowing surgeons to place smaller interbody implants that expand within the interbody space, these patented technologies are designed to enable smaller incisions and less nerve retraction, while achieving the same advantages of larger implants but with easier insertion and potentially less tissue disruption.
Acquisition terms include an upfront cash payment, issuance of common stock upon achievement of a near-term regulatory milestone, longer-term commercially-based milestone payments, as well as future revenue-based royalties.
“This transaction strengthens our future product offerings and broadens our growing portfolio of differentiated interbody solutions, one of the fastest growing market segments within spine, while demonstrating to distributors and the surgeon community our commitment to innovation, including through strategic acquisitions,” said Keith Valentine, President and Chief Executive Officer of SeaSpine. “The deal structure allows us to acquire differentiated assets with modest upfront investment, while deferring the majority of consideration to sales-based payments and commercially-based milestones. Equally important, it reflects the belief of NLT’s investors in both the potential of their technology and our ability to commercialize it successfully.”
“We’re pleased to add our line of products and technologies to SeaSpine’s comprehensive suite of offerings in the spine intervention market,” said NLT President and Chief Executive Officer, Didier Toubia. “We see SeaSpine as the ideal group to bring to market and drive adoption of our innovative interbody spine solutions, which we believe will benefit patients and our shareholders, now and in the longer-term.”
NLT’s broad intellectual property portfolio includes technologies that provide a robust pipeline of innovative MIS interbody solutions. NLT’s patent estate includes additional disruptive technologies with potential in other spinal applications. SeaSpine plans to further refine NLT’s existing products based on feedback from leading spine surgeons prior to full commercial launch and to evaluate NLT’s full intellectual property portfolio for additional product development opportunities.
Updated 2016 Financial OutlookThe transaction does not affect SeaSpine’s previously communicated 2016 revenue guidance. The Company expects to pay in 2016 up to $1.7 million for acquisition considerations, transaction costs and transition services fees.