Maxxim asset sale
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Privately held Medline's acquisition of Maxxim Medical's med/surg business solidifies its number one and two positions in the exam glove and tray markets, respectively, the firm says. A joint proposal by Medline and private equity firm RoundTable Healthcare Partners beat out investment firm Lightyear in a Delaware bankruptcy court auction of Maxxim assets Oct. 27 (1"The Gray Sheet" Sept. 22, 2003, p. 20). Approved by the court Oct. 28, the proposal was valued at about $100 mil., Medline says. RoundTable gains Maxxim's Argon vascular access and pressure monitoring products business, including guidewires, catheters, needles and sheath introducers. No layoffs or facility closures are planned...