Opto to buy US co in $70 million deal
Bangalore-based healthcare equipment manufacturer Opto Circuits India has announced that it will acquire US-based Criticare Systems in a deal valued at $70 million.
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BANGALORE: Bangalore-based healthcare equipment manufacturer Opto Circuits India has announced that it will acquire US-based Criticare Systems in a deal valued at $70 million. Opto has signed a definitive agreement with the US company on the same, the company told the Bombay Stock Exchange.
US-based Criticare Systems, which posted sales of $31 million for the year ended June 2007, is in the business of manufacturing vital sign monitors, anaesthesia monitors and pulse oximeters.
For the quarter ended December 2007, Opto Circuits posted turnover of Rs 127 crore. Opto Circuits��� product range includes pulse oximeters, pulse oximeter sensors, fluid warmers, cholesterol monitors and stents. It has a manufacturing and R&D facility in Bangalore.
According to an analyst tracking the company, Opto Circuits could deploy funds raised through a recent warrant issue to part-finance the acquisition. Opto Circuits scrip closed at Rs 423.50 on Monday, showing 1.26% fall on BSE.
US-based Criticare Systems, which posted sales of $31 million for the year ended June 2007, is in the business of manufacturing vital sign monitors, anaesthesia monitors and pulse oximeters.
For the quarter ended December 2007, Opto Circuits posted turnover of Rs 127 crore. Opto Circuits��� product range includes pulse oximeters, pulse oximeter sensors, fluid warmers, cholesterol monitors and stents. It has a manufacturing and R&D facility in Bangalore.
According to an analyst tracking the company, Opto Circuits could deploy funds raised through a recent warrant issue to part-finance the acquisition. Opto Circuits scrip closed at Rs 423.50 on Monday, showing 1.26% fall on BSE.
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