STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS

6 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2023

Investments, All Other Investments [Abstract]

STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS

3. ACQUISITIONS AND STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS

As part of the Company’s business development activities, it holds strategic investments in certain entities. During fiscal 2024, the Company made strategic investments totaling $7.0 million. During fiscal year 2023, the Company made investments in Vivasure Medical LTD (“Vivasure”), totaling €30 million. The investments in Vivasure include both preferred stock and a special share that allows the Company to acquire Vivasure in accordance with an agreement between the parties. The Company’s strategic investments are classified as other long-term assets on the Company’s Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and the Company has not recorded any adjustments to the carrying value of the strategic investments during three and six months ended September 30, 2023.

Agreement to acquire OpSens, Inc.

On October 10, 2023, the Company announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding common shares of OpSens, Inc. (“OpSens”) for CAD $2.90 per share in an all-cash transaction, representing a fully diluted equity value of approximately USD $253.0 million at the exchange rate on the date of announcement. Completion of the acquisition is subject to the approval of OpSens shareholders, receipt of court and regulatory approval, as well as certain other closing conditions customary for transactions of this nature. The transaction is expected to close by the end of January 2024.

OpSens offers commercially and clinically validated optical technology for use primarily in interventional cardiology. OpSens’ core products include the SavvyWire® that acts as pacing and pressure monitoring wire advancing the workflow of the procedure and enabling potentially shorter hospital stays for patients, and the OptoWire®, a pressure guidewire that aims to improve clinical outcomes by accurately and consistently measuring Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR) and diastolic pressure ratio (dPR) to aid clinicians in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with coronary artery disease. OpSens also manufactures a range of fiber optic sensor solutions used in medical devices and other critical industrial applications. The addition of OpSens will expand the Hospital business unit portfolio in the interventional cardiology market.