Varex Imaging closes $73m Direct Conversion buy
Varex Imaging closes $73m Direct Conversion buy

Varex Imaging (NSDQ:VREX) said yesterday that it closed its $72.6 million (EU €64.7 million) acquisition of linear array digital detector maker Direct Conversion.

In the deal, Salt Lake City, Utah-based Varex said that it paid approximately $69.7 million (EU €62.1 million) for approximately 97.4% of Stockholm-based Direct Conversion’s outstanding shares.

Varex added that it also assumed $2.9 million (EU €2.6 million) in the company’s direct net debt for a total acquisition price of approximately $72.6 million (EU €64.7 million)

Direct Conversion shareholders will also receive $11.2 million (EU €10 million) in deferred compensation on the first anniversary of the sale closing, Varex said in a press release.

The company said that the purchase was funded using $7 million in available cash and $64 million in debt under an existing credit facility. The acquisition was announced in March.

In February, Varex saw shares rise after it beat expectations on Wall Street with its fiscal year 2019 first-quarter earnings.

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