The Cooper Companies, Inc. (NYSE:COO) today announced that CooperSurgical has acquired Wallace, the in-vitro fertilization (IVF) segment of Smiths Medical, a division of Smiths Group plc, for a purchase price of approximately $168 million subject to customary closing adjustments. Wallace reported sales of approximately $29 million in the last twelve months. Excluding non-recurring items and deal-related amortization, the transaction is expected to be approximately $0.10 accretive to earnings per share in fiscal 2017.
Commenting on the transaction, Robert S. Weiss, Cooper’s president and chief executive officer said, “This acquisition is a great strategic fit with our existing IVF portfolio as Wallace brings the gold standard of embryo transfer catheters along with several other premier products such as oocyte retrieval needles. The addition of these products further strengthens our IVF portfolio which is sold into fertility clinics worldwide.”
About The Cooper Companies
The Cooper Companies, Inc. (“Cooper”) is a global medical device company publicly traded on the NYSE (NYSE:COO). Cooper is dedicated to being A Quality of Life Company™ with a focus on delivering shareholder value. Cooper operates through two business units, CooperVision and CooperSurgical. CooperVision brings a refreshing perspective on vision care with a commitment to developing a wide range of high-quality products for contact lens wearers and providing focused practitioner support. CooperSurgical is committed to advancing the health of families with its diversified portfolio of products and services focusing on women’s health, fertility and diagnostic
About CooperSurgical
For more than 25 years, CooperSurgical has been a leader in manufacturing and marketing a wide range of trusted and innovative brands that have assisted clinicians in advancing the standard of health care for women worldwide. Through an aggressive growth and diversification strategy, CooperSurgical has evolved its portfolio to include key products and services for women’s health, fertility and genetic testing. Our global in-vitro fertilization (IVF) segment, ORIGIO, and our groundbreaking offering from the pioneers of genetic testing, Recombine/Reprogenetics/Genesis Genetics, complement our dynamic women’s health care offering.
CooperSurgical, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Cooper Companies (NYSE:COO) and is headquartered in Trumbull, CT. Through the delivery of insightful technologies and products to health care providers, we envision a world with healthier babies, individuals, and families. More information can be found at www.coopersurgical.com.
