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Issuer:     MERIT MEDICAL SYSTEMS INC (MMSI)
CIK:        0000856982
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2024-09-18T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000856982-24-000087
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 1.01, 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

Merit Medical to buy Cook Medical's lead management portfolio for $210M cash; reaffirms FY2024 guidance
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- Acquires Cook Medical's lead management portfolio for ~$210M cash; closing expected in Q4 2024.
- Projected to add ~$40M annualized revenue starting FY2025, with strong growth profile in global lead management market.
- Reaffirms full-year 2024 guidance issued Aug 1; updated outlook includes projected post-close acquisition impact.
- Positive 6-month WAVE trial results: WRAPSODY arm achieved 89.8% patency vs 62.8% for standard PTA (p<0.0001).

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/856982/000085698224000087/0000856982-24-000087-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/856982/000085698224000087/mmsi-20240918x8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000856982-24-000087

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