# Merit Medical to acquire Cianna Medical for $135M

Merit Medical Systems signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Cianna Medical, a leader in wire-free breast localization, for an upfront payment of $135 million plus potential earn-outs. The transaction is expected to close in Q4 2018.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-11-30
- Where: Aliso Viejo, California, United States
- Value: $135.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: wire-free breast localization devices, disposable interventional devices
- Sectors: [Medical Devices](https://endata.com/sectors/medical-devices.md)

## Companies

- [Merit Medical Systems](https://endata.com/companies/28214.md) (acquirer)
- [Cianna Medical](https://endata.com/companies/34639.md) (target)

## Sources

- [healthcaretechoutlook.com](https://www.healthcaretechoutlook.com/news/merit-medical-signs-agreement-to-acquire-cianna-medical-inc-nid-780.html), 2018-11-30: "Merit Medical Systems, Inc. today announced that it has signed a definitive merger agreement to acquire Cianna Medical, Inc."

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