MedPlast, Inc. announced it has acquired Coastal Life Technologies (CLT), a San Antonio, TX, contact manufacturer, assembler, and kitter of medical devices and procedure sets. Financial terms were not announced. The acquisition by private equity-backed MedPlast compliments MedPlast’s acquisition of Vention Medical’s Device Manufacturing Services earlier this year. A.S. Freeman Analysis: MedPlast’s acquisitions give the company the scale and range of services perceived as necessary to hold direct-to-OEM relationships. The acquisition of CLT expands MedPlast’s capabilities to offer complete devices as well as manage inventories for customers. Increasingly, contract manufacturers are rounding out there offerings to ensure they can deliver a complete device directly to the marketplace. For more information on the transaction please go to PR Newswire .
