Biotelemetry To Acquire Virtualscopics For $15.5M Or $4.05/share

BioTelemetry (BEAT) and VirtualScopics (VSCP) announced that the two companies have entered into a definitive agreement whereby BioTelemetry will acquire VirtualScopics. BioTelemetry will commence an all cash tender offer for all outstanding common and preferred shares of VirtualScopics. In the tender offer, BioTelemetry will offer investors $4.05 per share for VirtualScopics’ common stock, $336.30 per share for VirtualScopics’ Series A and Series B Convertible Preferred Stock and $920.00 per share for VirtualScopics’ Series C-1 Convertible Preferred Stock. The total purchase consideration is approximately $15.5M.

The tender offer is expected to commence on or about April 11, 2016, and will be open for a minimum of 20 business days. VirtualScopics’ board has approved the transaction and has agreed to unanimously recommend to its stockholders that they tender their shares of VirtualScopics’ common and preferred stock in the tender offer. The closing of the transaction is conditioned on the tender and acceptance of at least a majority of the outstanding voting stock and a majority of the Series C-1 Convertible Preferred Stock as well as other customary conditions. BioTelemetry will acquire any VirtualScopics’ shares not purchased in the tender offer in a second-step merger at the same per-share price paid in the tender offer. The closing of the transaction is expected to occur in Q2 of 2016. VirtualScopics today reports revenue of $12.7M for 2015.