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Home » Philips to acquire BioTelemetry for $2.47B

Philips to acquire BioTelemetry for $2.47B

December 18, 2020 By Sean Whooley

Royal Philips (NYSE:PHG) announced today that it agreed to acquire BioTelemetry (NSDQ:BEAT) in a deal worth $2.8 billion.

Amsterdam-based Philips is slated to commence a tender offer to acquire all issued and outstanding shares of BioTelemetry for $72 per share, to be paid upon completion. That represents a 16.5% premium to BioTelemetry’s closing price on Dec. 17, 2020, bringing the value of the acquisition to $2.8 billion, inclusive of BioTelemetry’s cash and debt, according to a news release.

BioTelemetry’s board of directors has approved the transaction and recommends the offer to its shareholders, leading to expectations that the merger will be completed in the first quarter of 2021.

Philips expects to supplement its in-hospital patient monitoring business with BioTelemetry’s cardiac diagnostics and monitoring technologies for outside the hospital, leading the newly merged companies to become a leader for patient care management solutions for the hospital and the home for cardiac and other patients.

“The acquisition of BioTelemetry fits perfectly with our strategy to be a leading provider of patient care management solutions for the hospital and the home,” Philips CEO Frans van Houten said in the release. “BioTelemetry’s leadership in the large and fast-growing ambulatory cardiac diagnostics and monitoring market complements our leading position in the hospital. Leveraging our collective expertise, we will be in an optimal position to improve patient care across care settings for multiple diseases and medical conditions.”

BioTelemetry develops diagnostics and monitors for heart rhythm disorders, including wearable heart monitors that detect and transmit abnormal heart rhythms wirelessly, along with AI-based data analytics and services.

“Through continued innovation, we have developed the world’s largest remote cardiac monitoring services network,” BioTelemetry president & CEO Joseph H. Capper said. “We are delighted to become part of Philips and continue on our journey to deliver health information to improve the quality of life and reduce the cost of care. Combined with Philips’ current patient care management portfolio, innovation strength and global scale, we are perfectly equipped to address the rising demand for telehealth and remote monitoring solutions.”

Upon the completion of the transaction, BioTelemetry and its approximately 1,900 employees will join Philips’ connected care business segment.

Philips anticipates that the acquisition will be sales growth and EBITA margin accretive in 2021, with the BioTelemetry slated to grow double-digits and improve the company’s adjusted EBITA margin to more than 20% by 2025.

Filed Under: Business/Financial News, Cardiovascular, Featured, Health Technology, Mergers & Acquisitions, Patient Monitoring, Software / IT Tagged With: BioTelemetry, Philips

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About Sean Whooley

Sean Whooley is an associate editor who mainly produces work for MassDevice, Medical Design & Outsourcing and Drug Delivery Business News. He received a bachelor's degree in multiplatform journalism from the University of Maryland, College Park. You can connect with him on LinkedIn or email him at [email protected].

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