With a comprehensive purpose-built portfolio of products and services, we strive to be the trusted and reliable partner our customers need.  Building on this mission it is a pleasure to announce that we have added yet another asset to our strong fertility portfolio.

CooperSurgical has acquired the fertility business from the LifeGlobal® Group, a pioneer and global leader within IVF.  With this acquisition, we are taking yet another step towards providing our customers with the strongest possible solutions that consist of high-quality products and services, to help specialists improve patient outcomes and increase chances of a healthy pregnancy.

The Cooper Companies Incorporated (NYSE: COO) has announced that CooperSurgical acquired the assets of The LifeGlobal Group and its affiliates, a leading global provider of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) devices.  The transaction is valued at approximately $125 million and is expected to be neutral to earnings per share in fiscal 2018 and accretive thereafter, excluding one-time charges and deal-related amortization. LifeGlobal had annual revenues of approximately $24 million in calendar 2017 and is forecast to grow in the mid to upper single digits over the coming years.

Commenting on the transaction, Robert S Weiss, Cooper’s President and Chief Executive Officer said, “This acquisition fits perfectly into our very successful fertility solutions portfolio with LifeGlobal strengthening CooperSurgical’s fertility media offering and thus improving our industry-leading fertility business overall.”

About The Cooper Companies

The Cooper Companies, Inc. (“Cooper”) is a global medical device company publicly traded on the NYSE (NYSE:COO). Cooper is dedicated to being A Quality of Life Company™ with a focus on delivering shareholder value. Cooper operates through two business units, CooperVision and CooperSurgical. CooperVision brings a refreshing perspective on vision care with a commitment to developing a wide range of high-quality products for contact lens wearers and providing focused practitioner support. CooperSurgical is committed to advancing the health of families with its diversified portfolio of products and services focusing on women’s health, fertility, and diagnostics. Headquartered in Pleasanton, CA, Cooper has more than 11,000 employees with products sold in over 100 countries. For more information, please visit coopercos.com.

About The LifeGlobal Group

The LifeGlobal Group (“LifeGlobal”), headquartered in Guilford, Connecticut, was a privately held company that specializes primarily in IVF media.  As the pioneer and leader in “one-step” media for embryo culture, LifeGlobal maintains very strong customer relationships along with product loyalty.  The use of one-step media has grown significantly over the years as it reduces handling of embryos and lab requirements to hold multiple formulations of media inventory.  LifeGlobal’s other product categories include other media products as well as IVF laboratory air filtration products and dishware. For more information, visit lifeglobalgroup.com.