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Dynamic Healthcare M&A Database - 2Q07



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Acquiring Party    Cortec Group, Inc., a private equity firm.
Transferring Party    The Hygenic Corporation, a leading manufacturer of Thera-Brand and other branded consumable products for the professional therapy, rehab and wellness markets.
Sector    Medical Devices
Date    June 11, 2007
Analysis
Hygenic represents a new platform for Cortec, which believes there are substantial growth opportunities and product line extensions. Cortec bought the interest of Baird Capital Partners. Terms not disclosed but Barid said it received > 4x its investment made in January 2004. At that time, American Capital Strategies invested $22.75m in subordinated debt, preferred and common stock. In 2006 it invested another $24.5m to support its acquisition of Performance Health Inc., a developer of topical analgesics to healthcare practitioners.




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