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07 Apr 2026

Baker McKenzie Advises Merit Medical on $140M Acquisition of View Point Medical to Expand Therapeutic Oncology Portfolio

"Baker McKenzie advised Merit Medical Systems on its acquisition of View Point Medical for about $140 million (USD 90M cash at closing plus two USD 25M deferred payments). The deal adds View Point’s FDA‑cleared OneMark Detection Imaging System and OneMark Tissue Markers to Merit’s therapeutic oncology portfolio, complementing its SCOUT platform. The transaction was led by M&A partner Lewis Popoff with a cross‑disciplinary Baker McKenzie team covering corporate/M&A, commercial, IP, FDA regulation, tax, benefits, and employment across U.S. offices."

Baker McKenzie represented Merit Medical Systems, Inc. in its acquisition of View Point Medical, Inc. The transaction involved Merit’s purchase of View Point Medical, a privately held medical device company based in Carlsbad, California, for aggregate consideration of approximately USD 140 million (USD 90 million in cash at closing plus two deferred payments of USD 25 million each payable on the first and second anniversaries). The deal adds View Point’s FDA‑cleared OneMark® Detection Imaging System and OneMark® Tissue Markers to Merit’s therapeutic oncology portfolio, complementing Merit’s existing SCOUT® platform. Baker McKenzie deal team (seniority provided in the press release where available): - Lewis Popoff — M&A Partner (lead) - Jeanne Song — Corporate / M&A (Chicago) - Rachel Gray — Corporate / M&A (Chicago) - Noah Walusis — Corporate / M&A (Chicago) - Michelle Carr — Commercial (Chicago) - Jessica Greenwald — Intellectual Property (Dallas) - Xin Tao — FDA Regulation (Washington, DC) - Lois Sheng Liu — FDA Regulation (Washington, DC) - Ross Staine — Tax (Houston) - Chris Guldberg — Benefits & Executive Compensation (Chicago) - Kimberly Franko Lower — Employment (New York) - Loïc Coutelier — Employment (Palo Alto) (Note: the press release names only Baker McKenzie as counsel and specifies seniority only for Lewis Popoff.)
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