Tristel Plc
Tristel buys Medichem infection control portfolio for up to £2.4 mln
Infection and contamination control company Tristel PLC (AIM: TSTL) said it acquired the intellectual property and manufacturing rights for the portfolio of infection control products manufactured by Medichem International (Manufacturing) Ltd for a at least £2.15 million and up to £2.4 million, depending on future sales.
It also announced a placing of 2,688,287 ordinary shares at 41 pence to raise £1 million net of expenses to pay for part of the acquisition.
The portfolio includes the surface disinfectant product 'TriGene Advance', used in the animal healthcare market. The Medichem portfolio will continue to be distributed by Medichem International (Marketing) Ltd.
Tristel believes that the acquisition is highly complementary to its existing product portfolio which is based on its proprietary chlorine dioxide technology and solely focused on the human healthcare market.
The upfront payment of £1 million will be followed by cash payments over five years depending on the annual sales generated from the Medichem product portfolio.
The Medichem product portfolio generated sales in the year to December 31 2008 of £2.06 million. Tristel expects the acquisition to be earnings enhancing in its financial year commencing July 1 2009, although the transfer of production to its Newmarket manufacturing facility will be phased in gradually over the first half of the financial year.
Tristel established its manufacturing facility in 2007 to enable it to take over from Medichem the production of its chlorine dioxide products.






