Accuray Inc. (NSDQ:ARAY) looks set to acquire radiation treatment firm TomoTherapy Inc. (NSDQ:TOMO) in a deal worth $277 million.
The Sunnyvale, Calif.-based radiosurgery company signed an agreement to buy TomoTherapy for $4.80 per share in cash and stock, a nearly 31 percent premium over its $3.67 closing price on Friday, March 4.
The companies believe their technologies complement one another in that they can serve overlapping patient populations.
TomoTherapy’s "ring gantry-based" cancer treatment platform is designed to reduce radiation exposure to surrounding tissue surrounding cancerous cells. The system uses CT imaging to guide conformal radiation therapy treatments.
"This transformational transaction significantly increases our global market presence, creates financial benefits from operating efficiencies and overhead reductions, and creates exciting new revenue opportunities for us. The combined company will also have greater scale to invest in the R&D that will keep it on the leading edge of innovation, offering new hope for cancer patients worldwide," Accuray CEO Euan Thomson said in prepared remarks.
Accuray’s robotic radiosurgery CyberKnife system, which last December won 510(k) clearance from the Food & Drug Administration for a wider indication of lung cancer treatment, is designed to non-invasively treat tumors anywhere in the body. In January, the company reported positive results for a study on the device’s ability to treat prostate cancer.
Post acquisition Accuray will have an installed base of more than 550 units in 32 countries, and more than 1,100 employees, according to the companies. The combined revenue of the two companies in calendar year 2010 exceeded $400 million, 30 percent of which was generated from service of the installed base, the companies reported.
Accuray does not expect the acquisition to be accretive to its earnings until its fiscal year 2013.
The news of the acquisition sent Accuray’s stock down about 10.5 percent. At last check, the ARAY shares had fallen from $10.01 to $8.95 a piece. TOMO shares lept nearly 25 percent to $4.57 after opening at $3.67.
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