Picard Medical and its unit SynCardia Systems today announced a definitive merger agreement with Altitude Acquisition at a pre-money enterprise value of $480 million. SynCardia is engaged in mechanical heart replacement technology.
If approved, upon closing Picard Medical Holdings would list on the Nasdaq.
Terms call for the combined company to have at least $38 million in net cash at closing. Existing Picard Medical equity holders will roll 100% of their equity into the merged enterprise.
Altitude teased the deal with the announcement of an LOI in December.
SynCardia in a press release said it manufactures, sells, and markets the world's first and only FDA approved and commercially available Total Artificial Heart to replace the full functions of a failing or failed human heart caused by end-stage, biventricular heart failure. Read more.
Source: Picard Medical and Subsidiary SynCardia Systems Merging with Altitude Acquisition in 0M Deal