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Acquisitions, Divestitures and Strategic Investments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2023
Business Combinations [Abstract]  
ACQUISITIONS AND STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS
NOTE B – ACQUISITIONS, DIVESTITURES AND STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS

Our accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements include the operating results for acquired entities from the respective dates of acquisition. We have not presented supplemental pro forma financial information for completed acquisitions or divestitures given their results are not material to our accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements. Further, transaction costs were immaterial to our accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements and were expensed as incurred.

On June 15, 2022, we announced our entry into a definitive agreement with Synergy Innovation Co, Ltd, to purchase its majority stake in M.I. Tech Co., Ltd., (M.I. Tech), a publicly traded Korean manufacturer and distributor of medical devices for endoscopic and urological procedures. The agreement required global regulatory approvals that we were not able to obtain in some countries. As a result, the original agreement was terminated, and on June 15, 2023, we purchased a 9.9 percent minority stake in M.I. Tech.

2023 Acquisitions

On April 4, 2023, we completed our acquisition of 100 percent of the outstanding equity of Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. (Apollo), a public company which offers a portfolio of devices used during endoluminal procedures to close gastrointestinal defects, manage gastrointestinal complications and aid in weight loss for patients suffering from obesity. The transaction consisted of an upfront cash payment of $636 million, net of cash acquired. The Apollo business is being integrated into our Endoscopy division.

On February 20, 2023, we completed the acquisition of a majority stake investment in Acotec, a publicly traded Chinese manufacturer of drug-coated balloons used in the treatment of vascular and other diseases. We acquired approximately 65
percent of the outstanding shares of Acotec, for an upfront cash payment of HK$20.00 per share, or $519 million at foreign currency exchange rates at closing. The Acotec portfolio complements our existing Peripheral Interventions portfolio.

Purchase Price Allocation

We accounted for these transactions as business combinations in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) Accounting Standards Codification (ASC) Topic 805, Business Combinations (FASB ASC Topic 805). The preliminary purchase prices were comprised of the amounts presented below:

(in millions)
Acotec(1)
Apollo
Payment for acquisition, net of cash acquired (2)
$381 $636 
$381 $636 
(1) Excludes approximately $140 million of cash on hand at the closing of the transaction
(2) Represents majority stake investment in Acotec

We recorded the assets acquired, liabilities assumed and specific to Acotec, the noncontrolling interest, at their respective fair values as of the closing of the transaction. The preliminary purchase price allocations were comprised of the following components and the final determination of the fair value of certain assets and liabilities will be completed within the measurement period in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 805:

(in millions)AcotecApollo
Goodwill$340 $374 
Amortizable intangible assets334 248 
Other assets acquired93 50 
Liabilities assumed(48)(26)
Net deferred tax liabilities(79)(9)
Fair value of noncontrolling interest(259)— 
$381 $636 

The fair value of Acotec's noncontrolling interest was based on the publicly traded market value of the remaining 35 percent of the outstanding shares we did not acquire as of the transaction date and is presented within Stockholders' equity within our accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheets. Goodwill was primarily established for Acotec due to opportunities for collaboration in research and development, manufacturing and commercial strategies and for Apollo due to synergies expected to be gained from leveraging our existing operations, as well as revenue and cash flow projections associated with future technologies, none of which is deductible for tax purposes.
We allocated a portion of the purchase price to the specific intangible asset categories as follows:

Amount Assigned
(in millions)
Weighted Average Amortization Period
(in years)
Risk-Adjusted Discount
Rates used in Purchase Price Allocation
Acotec:
Amortizable intangible assets:
Technology-related$308 1114%
Customer relationships15 1114%
Other intangible assets11 1314%
$334 
Apollo:
Amortizable intangible assets:
Technology-related$222 1112%
Customer relationships26 1112%
$248 

2022 Acquisition

On February 14, 2022, we completed our acquisition of Baylis Medical Company Inc. (Baylis Medical), a privately-held company which developed the radiofrequency (RF) NRG and VersaCrossTransseptal Platforms as well as a family of guidewires, sheaths and dilators used to support left heart access, which expanded our electrophysiology and structural heart product portfolios. The transaction consisted of an upfront cash payment of $1.463 billion, net of cash acquired, subject to closing adjustments. We are integrating the Baylis Medical business into our Cardiology division.

Purchase Price Allocation

We accounted for the acquisition of Baylis Medical as a business combination in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 805. The final purchase price was comprised of the amount presented below:

(in millions)
Payment for acquisition, net of cash acquired$1,463 
$1,463 

We recorded the assets acquired and liabilities assumed at their respective fair values as of the acquisition date. The final purchase price allocation was comprised of the following components:

(in millions)
Goodwill$988 
Amortizable intangible assets657 
Other assets acquired112 
Liabilities assumed(287)
Net deferred tax liabilities(7)
$1,463 

Goodwill was primarily established due to synergies expected to be gained from leveraging our existing operations, as well as revenue and cash flow projections associated with future technologies, and was deductible for tax purposes.
We allocated a portion of the purchase price to the specific intangible asset categories as follows:

Amount Assigned
(in millions)
Weighted Average Amortization Period
(in years)
Risk-Adjusted Discount
Rates used in Purchase Price Allocation
Amortizable intangible assets:
Technology-related$622 1111%
Other intangible assets36 1111%
$657 
Contingent Consideration
None of our acquisitions that closed during 2023 or 2022 contained contingent consideration arrangements. Changes in the fair value of our contingent consideration liability during the first six months of 2023 associated with prior period acquisitions were as follows:

(in millions)
Balance as of December 31, 2022$149 
Contingent consideration net expense (benefit)31 
Contingent consideration payments(73)
Balance as of June 30, 2023$107 

The payments made during the first six months of 2023 primarily related to our 2021 acquisition of Farapulse, Inc. As of June 30, 2023, the maximum amount of future contingent consideration (undiscounted) that we could be required to pay associated with our completed acquisitions was approximately $364 million. Refer to Note B – Acquisitions and Strategic Investments to our audited financial statements contained in Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data of our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K for additional information.

The recurring Level 3 fair value measurements of our contingent consideration liability that we expect to be required to settle include the following significant unobservable inputs:
Contingent Consideration LiabilityFair Value as of June 30, 2023Valuation TechniqueUnobservable InputRange
Weighted Average(1)
R&D, Regulatory and Commercialization-based Milestones$13 millionDiscounted Cash FlowDiscount Rate1%-2%1%
Probability of Payment10%-25%22%
Projected Year of Payment2023-20252024
Revenue-based Payments$94 millionDiscounted Cash FlowDiscount Rate6%-14%6%
Probability of Payment100%100%
Projected Year of Payment2023-20242023
(1)    Unobservable inputs were weighted by the relative fair value of the contingent consideration liability. For projected year of payment, the amount represents the median of the inputs and is not a weighted average.

Projected contingent payment amounts related to research and development (R&D), regulatory and commercialization-based milestones and revenue-based payments are discounted back to the current period, primarily using a discounted cash flow model. Significant increases or decreases in projected revenues, probabilities of payment, discount rates or the time until payment is made would have resulted in a significantly lower or higher fair value measurement as of June 30, 2023.
Strategic Investments

The aggregate carrying amount of our strategic investments was comprised of the following:

As of
(in millions)June 30, 2023December 31, 2022
Equity method investments$206 $188 
Measurement alternative investments(1, 2)
215 219 
$422 $407 
(1)    Measurement alternative investments are privately-held equity securities without readily determinable fair values that are measured at cost less impairment, if any, adjusted to fair value for any observable price changes in orderly transactions for the identical or a similar investment of the same issuer, recognized in Other, net within our accompanying unaudited consolidated statements of operations.
(2)    Includes publicly-held securities and convertible notes measured at fair value with changes in fair value recognized in Other, net within our accompanying unaudited consolidated statements of operations.

These investments are classified as Other long-term assets within our accompanying unaudited consolidated balance sheets, in accordance with GAAP and our accounting policies.
As of June 30, 2023, the cost of our aggregated equity method investments exceeded our share of the underlying equity in net assets by $230 million, which represents amortizable intangible assets, in-process research and development (IPR&D), goodwill and deferred tax liabilities.