Date: Oct 30, 2013 Author: Scott Bailey Source: bizjournals (
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Teleflex Inc., a global provider of medical devices for critical care and surgery, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Vidacare Corp., a San Antonio-based medical technology company.
"The acquisition of Vidacare, an industry leader with a high gross margin profile, will expand our comprehensive vascular access product portfolio with a defining technology that can provide either a bridge to longer term access devices such as a central venous catheter, or a rapid, less expensive, and lower risk alternative for difficult vascular access when long-term central lines are not necessary," says Benson Smith, chairman of Pennsylvania-based Teleflex (NYSE: TFX).
The transaction is valued at $262.5 million.
Vidacare officials were not immediately available for comment.
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