On June 8, 2023, we entered into an asset purchase agreement with AngioDynamics, Inc. (“AngioDynamics”) to acquire the assets associated with a portfolio of dialysis catheter products and the BioSentry® Biopsy Tract Sealant System for a purchase price of $100 million. We accounted for this transaction under the acquisition method of accounting as a business combination. The sales related to the acquisition have been included in our cardiovascular segment since the acquisition date and were approximately $14.4 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. It is not practical to separately report earnings related to the acquisition, as we began to immediately integrate the acquisition into existing operations, sales distribution networks and management structure of our cardiovascular business segment. Acquisition-related costs associated with the AngioDynamics acquisition, which are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income, were approximately $4.9 million for the year ended December 31, 2023. The purchase price was allocated as follows (in thousands):

We are amortizing the AngioDynamics developed technology intangible assets over ten years, the trademark intangible assets over 11 years, and the customer list intangible asset on an accelerated basis over ten years. We have estimated the weighted average life of the intangible assets acquired from AngioDynamics to be 10.5 years. The goodwill consists largely of the synergies expected from combining operations and is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. The pro forma effects on our consolidated results of operations of the AngioDynamics acquisition are not material in relation to reported sales and it was deemed impracticable to obtain information due to the unavailability of the information provided to the Company, management’s inability to reasonably estimate the amounts from the carve out of assets and differing fiscal year-end of the acquired business.

On May 4, 2023, we entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire the assets associated with the Surfacer® Inside-Out® Access Catheter System from Bluegrass, for a purchase price of approximately $32.7 million. Prior to the acquisition, we held an equity investment of 1,251,878 Bluegrass common shares representing approximately 19.5% ownership in Bluegrass. The fair value of this previously held equity investment of approximately $245,000 is included in the purchase price allocation. We accounted for this transaction under the acquisition method of accounting as a business combination. The sales and results of operations related to the acquisition have been included in our cardiovascular segment since the acquisition date and were not material. Acquisition-related costs associated with the Bluegrass acquisition, which are included in selling, general and administrative expenses in the accompanying consolidated statements of income, are not material. The purchase price was allocated as follows (in thousands):


Assets Acquired
Inventories	$	175
Intangible assets
Developed technology		28,000
Trademarks		900
Goodwill		3,898
Total net assets acquired	$	32,973

We are amortizing the Bluegrass developed technology intangible asset over 15 years and the related trademarks over 13 years. We have estimated the weighted average life of the intangible assets acquired from Bluegrass to be 14.9 years. The goodwill consists largely of the synergies expected from combining operations and is expected to be deductible for income tax purposes. The pro forma effects on our consolidated results of operations of the Bluegrass acquisition are not material.

On May 1, 2023, we entered into an asset purchase agreement to acquire certain assets from ART, related to intellectual property rights for soft tissue markers. The total purchase price of the ART assets included an up-front payment of $750,000, a deferred payment of $750,000 payable upon the first to occur of (1) shipment and installation of two commercial production winders used to manufacture the product or (2) 30 days after delivery of the winders to Merit, and, a deferred payment of $500,000 payable upon regulatory approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for Merit to commence commercialization, marketing and sale of the product in the United States. We have accounted for this transaction as an asset purchase and recorded $1.5 million of acquired in-process research and development expense associated with the upfront payment and completion of the milestone related to the installation of the commercial production winders. The final payment will be capitalized as a developed technology intangible asset when paid upon completion of the regulatory approval milestone under the terms of the asset purchase agreement. The payments are reported within operating expenses because the technological feasibility of the underlying research and development project has not yet been reached and such technology has no identified future alternative use as of the date of acquisition.

We entered into a stock purchase agreement on January 11, 2023, and an exclusive distribution agreement on April 5, 2023, with Solo Pace Inc. ("Solo Pace”), owner and developer of a temporary external pulse generator and grounding pad with associated remote control module. Pursuant to these agreements, we paid $4.0 million to acquire (a) shares of Series Seed-1 Preferred Stock of Solo Pace, (b) an option to purchase the outstanding equity of Solo Pace within the earlier of five years after product commercialization or within 120 days after the twelve-month period wherein sales of the Solo Pace product exceed $6.0 million, and (c) exclusive rights to distribute the Solo Pace product upon commercialization. The shares of Solo Pace stock have been reflected within other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets. Our investment in Solo Pace represents an ownership of approximately 19% of its outstanding capital stock and has been recorded as an equity investment accounted for at cost because the equity interest does not have a readily determinable fair value and because we are not able to exercise significant influence over the operations of Solo Pace.

On October 3, 2022, we entered into an asset purchase agreement with BioTrace Medical, Inc., developer of the Tempo® Temporary Pacing Lead device, for a purchase price of $2.5 million. We are also required to pay a total of six annual royalty payments between 5% and 10% of net sales, dependent on net sales goal achievement, upon achievement of the first device sold in the United States. We accounted for this transaction as an asset purchase. We recorded the amount paid upon closing as a developed technology intangible asset, which we are amortizing over 10 years.

On April 30, 2022, we acquired the Restore Endosystems Bifurcated Stent System pursuant to the terms of a unit purchase agreement we executed with all of the members of Restore Endosystems. Subject to the terms and conditions of the unit purchase agreement, we paid $3 million in cash at closing. We also accrued $3.5 million of other long-term obligations, which represents the fair value of two separate $2 million payments which are payable no later than two and four years following the closing of the acquisition, respectively, or earlier upon the achievement of specified milestones. We will impute interest on these liabilities with the passage of time. We have accounted for this transaction as an asset purchase and recorded $6.5 million of acquired in-process research and development expense because the technological feasibility of the underlying research and development project has not yet been reached and such technology has no identified future alternative use as of the date of acquisition.

During April 2022, we paid $1.4 million to acquire shares of Series A Preferred Stock of Fluidx Medical Technology, Inc. ("Fluidx"), owner of certain technology proposed to be used in the development of embolic and adhesive agents for use in arterial, venous, vascular graft and cardiovascular applications inside and outside the heart and related appendages. We had previously purchased, and continue to hold, $4.7 million of participating preferred shares of Fluidx. Our investments have been recorded as equity investments accounted for at cost and reflected within Other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets because we are not able to exercise significant influence over the operations of Fluidx. Our total current investment in Fluidx represents an ownership of approximately 17% of its outstanding capital stock at the date of this investment.

During September 2021, we paid $2.7 million to acquire Series A preferred shares of Fluidx. We had previously purchased $2 million of participating preferred shares during 2019. Our investment has been recorded as an equity investment accounted for at cost and reflected within other assets in the accompanying consolidated balance sheets because we are not able to exercise significant influence over the operations of Fluidx. Our total current investment in Fluidx represents an ownership of approximately 15.0% of the outstanding stock at the date of this investment.