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Alphatec Spine Disrupts Market With Acquisition of SafeOp Surgical
CARLSBAD, CA -- March 8, 2018 -- Alphatec Holdings, Inc. ("Alphatec" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: ATEC), a provider of innovative spine surgery solutions iwth a mission to improve patient lives through the relentless pursuit of superior outcomes, announced today that it has acquired SafeOp Surgical, Inc. ("SafeOp"). SafeOp is a privately held provider of advanced neuromonitoring technology designed to prevent the intraoperative risk of nerve injury with automated assessment that obviates the need for a technicial or other neuromonitoring professional in most surgeries.
SafeOp has developed patented technology that automates SSEP’s (Somatosensory Evoked Potentials), designed to provide surgeons with unprecedented, objective feedback during surgery.
“This strategic acquisition of SafeOp marks a transformational moment for the new ATEC,” said
In consideration for SafeOp,
Leadership and Board Appointments
The Company also announced the following leadership and board appointments.
Dr.
Miles continued, “I am honored and thrilled to work again with Dr. Pimenta. His decision to assume a key role in our mission is pivotal. It speaks volumes of the surgical community’s perception of ATEC’s visceral dedication to improved outcomes through eXtreme innovation.”
Richard O’Brien, M.D., and
“I could not be more excited to join the ATEC family and to engage in the creation of automated tools that provide objective information for better clinical decision making,” said O’Brien.
The SafeOp development and integration effort will be led by
“I am exceptionally pleased to work again with Rob, Richard, and Jim, the new leaders of our adjunctive technology team,” said
Three new members have joined the Alphatec Board of Directors, in connection with the above transactions:
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James Tullis , the founder and Chief Executive Officer ofTullis Health Investors , a healthcare investment firm, has over 40 years of experience in healthcare-focused investments. Prior to establishing his firm in 1986, Tullis served as an award-winning healthcare investment research analyst and Principal atMorgan Stanley , focusing on pharmaceuticals and medical devices.
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Jason Hochberg a partner withL-5 Healthcare Partners , and the Founder and CEO of SJS Beacon, an investment company, has over 20 years of business and legal experience. Prior to founding SJS Beacon, Hochberg held various leadership roles throughout a 15-year tenure atLS Power , an energy investment and innovation company, serving most recently as Chief Operating Officer and as a Principal in LS Power’s private equity fund advisor. He started his professional career at the law firm ofLatham & Watkins in 1996.
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Evan Bakst , a partner withL-5 Healthcare Partners , and the Founder of and Portfolio Manager atTreetop Capital , a healthcare investment firm. He has over 25 years of experience in healthcare-focused investments. Prior to foundingTreetop Capital , Bakst was a partner for 7 years atTremblant Capital , an equity hedge-fund manager, where he led the global healthcare group and held various other leadership roles.
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About Safe-Op Surgical
SafeOp is a privately held provider of automated neuromonitoring technology. The Company’s EPAD device was approved by the
Forward Looking Statements
This press release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks and uncertainty. Such statements are based on management's current expectations and are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements. The Company cautions investors that there can be no assurance that actual results or business conditions will not differ materially from those projected or suggested in such forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Forward-looking statements include the references to the Company’s strategy in significantly repositioning the Alphatec brand and turning the Company into a growth organization. The important factors that could cause actual operating results to differ significantly from those expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: the uncertainties regarding the Company’s ability to recognize the expected synergies and other benefits of the SafeOp acquisition; the difficulties in the integration of SafeOp post-closing; the diversion of management time to address transaction-related issues; the uncertainties related to litigation involving the acquisition of SafeOp or the private placement or limitations or restrictions imposed by regulatory authorities; the uncertainties related to unanticipated integration costs or undisclosed liabilities assumed; the uncertainties related to the acceptance of the SafeOp acquisition and its products by third parties; the uncertainty of success in developing new products or products currently in the Company’s pipeline; the uncertainties in the Company’s ability to execute upon its strategic operating plan; the uncertainties regarding the ability to successfully license or acquire new products, and the commercial success of such products; failure to achieve acceptance of the Company’s products by the surgeon community, including Battalion and Arsenal Deformity; failure to obtain