St. George, Utah, November 4th, 2020 – Arcline Investment Management (“Arcline”), a growth-oriented private equity firm, today announced that it has acquired a controlling stake in Integrated Medical Holdings (“IMH”) from founder Bob Winters. IMH is the fourth acquisition in Arcline’s medical-oriented manufacturing equipment platform, which also includes Glebar, SYNEO and Everite Machine Products.
IMH is a leading provider of catheter tipping, hole punching, and contract manufacturing services for the interventional medical device industry. The Company’s “Cath-Tip” division designs and manufactures RF-induction thermoforming machines and consumables for catheter tipping, bonding and flaring, and their “Cath-Punch” division specializes in premium hole-drilling equipment and consumables that can be utilized to achieve almost any hole pattern required for a given catheter application. The Company also provides vertically-integrated catheter contract manufacturing services through its “Production Medical” division, including an ISO 14644-1 certified Class 7 clean room, and expertise in critical process steps such as extrusion, tipping, bonding, flaring, hole forming, pad printing, reflow laminating, and molding. IMH’s equipment, consumables and contract manufacturing services are used by the leading interventional medical device contract manufacturers and OEMs globally. IMH will join Arcline’s other investments in the interventional medical equipment, consumable and contract manufacturing space, including Glebar, a leading provider of centerless grinding and electrochemical grinding systems used primarily in the production of medical guidewire and minimally invasive surgical components, and SYNEO, a vertically-integrated machine, tooling and services company focused on medical guidewire and advanced catheter applications.
Arcline commented, “We are thrilled to welcome IMH into the Arcline family of leading equipment, consumable, and service companies supplying the interventional medical device market. Bob and his team have built a tremendous company, and culture, and we couldn’t be more excited to partner with them to realize the full growth potential of the company.”
Mr. Winters added, “As a founder-owned business, finding the right home for IMH and our employees was of the utmost importance. Arcline’s culture, mandate to build companies that are meaningful to the world, and deep experience in our markets made them the perfect fit for IMH. We’re excited to partner with them to ensure the continued success of IMH.”
Hennepin Partners served as financial advisor to IMH.
