M&A Deal Summary

Merge Healthcare Acquires Confirma

On August 7, 2009, Merge Healthcare acquired medical products company Confirma from Telegraph Hill Partners for 22M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Merge Healthcare’s 1st transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is Merge Healthcare’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Merge Healthcare’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Merge Healthcare’s 1st transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-08-07
Target Confirma
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) Merge Healthcare
Sellers(s) Telegraph Hill Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 22M USD
Advisor(s) Covington Associates (Financial)

Target

Confirma

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Confirma, Inc. was a pioneer and leader in application-specific computer-aided-detection for MRI.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Merge Healthcare

Chicago, Illinois, United States
Category Company
Founded 1987
Sector Software
Employees800
Revenue 212M USD (2014)
DESCRIPTION

Merge Healthcare, Inc. is a provider of information software solutions that automate healthcare data and diagnostic workflow in the U.S. and internationally. Its products improve the process of transferring and integrating data into broader health IT applications.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 9
Sector (Medical Products) 1 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 7
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 9
Year (2009) 2 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-05-15 eko systems

Reston, Virginia, United States

eko systems, Inc. develops and markets perioperative clinical information management systems to hospitals and clinics in the united states.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-04-01 Amicas

United States

Amicas, Inc. is a Independent provider of imaging IT solutions. AMICAS offers the industry's most comprehensive suite of image and information management solutions — from radiology PACS to cardiology PACS, from radiology information systems to cardiovascular information systems, from revenue cycle management solutions to enterprise content management tools designed to power the imaging component of the electronic medical record (EMR). AMICAS provides a complete, end-to-end solution for radiology practices, imaging centers, and ambulatory care facilities.

Buy $248M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Telegraph Hill Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Venture Capital Firm
Founded 2001
Size Middle-Market
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION

Telegraph Hill Partners is a specialist private equity firm focused on investing in later-stage life science, medical device, and healthcare companies. Prospective companies should be at or near profitability and demonstrate success. Other areas of interest within the healthcare sector include life science technologies, chemistry/reagent suppliers, and information management. Telegraph Hill Partners was formed in 2001 and is based in San Francisco, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 4 of 28
Sector (Medical Products) 2 of 14
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 23
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 27
Year (2009) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 13 of 13
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-12-01 Estech

San Ramon, California, United States

Estech is a developer and marketer of surgical ablation devices that enable physicians to perform a variety of traditional and minimally invasive procedures. Estech is based in San Ramon, California.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-12-07 Aurora Discovery

Carlsbad,, California, United States

Aurora Discovery develops and markets premium quality high-density microplates used in high-throughput screening, live cell imaging and other life science applications.

Sell -
Mergr

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