cultivate(MD) Capital Funds Announces Portfolio Company Embody's Acquisition by Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Jan. 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- cultivate(MD) Capital Funds LP, funds that are focused on investments into early-stage healthcare companies with innovative technologies, announced today that one of their portfolio companies, Norfolk, VA-based Embody, Inc., a privately held medical device company focused on soft tissue healing, has reached an agreement with Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc., a global leader in medical technology, to be acquired. The terms of the acquisition include $155 million at closing and up to an additional $120 million based on achieving future milestones over the next three years. 

Embody has pioneered a next generation regenerative platform with novel collagen-based bio-fabrication techniques and products for the fast-growing sports medicine market, including rotator cuff repair, foot & ankle, and knee. The acquisition includes Embody's complete portfolio of collagen-based biointegrative solutions.

R. Sean Churchill, MD, MBA, Executive Director, Genesis Innovation Group and Director of cultivate(MD) Capital Funds said, "cultivate(MD) is proud to have been an investor in Embody since 2018. Embody's Founder and CEO, Jeff Conroy, and his team have produced a world class set of products that will help physicians optimally treat countless musculoskeletal soft tissue injuries. The acquisition by Zimmer Biomet is ideal. Zimmer Biomet is uniquely positioned to offer this technology to the world."

Rob Ball, Director, Genesis Innovation Group and Director, cultivate(MD) Capital Funds said, "Embody has developed excellent solutions for ongoing problems in orthopedics. The Genesis Innovation Group and cultivate(MD) teams were proud to have been able to be a part of it and we congratulate the team's success."

The transaction is subject to customary closing conditions and is expected to be completed in February 2023.

Embody, the soft tissue healing company, is pioneering the next generation regenerative platform with novel collagen-based bio-fabrication techniques and products for the fast-growing sports medicine market. The global market for sports medicine products is expected to reach $11 billion by 2028. Embody's products focus on the most pressing patient needs: the repair of serious tendon and ligament injuries and are developed in close collaboration with some of the most advanced clinical thought leaders. Founded in 2014 and funded more than $23 million in Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and Department of Defense funding, the company is developing unique biomaterials with an initial focus on orthopedic applications including foot & ankle, rotator cuff and knee ligament. For more information visit www.embody-inc.com

About cultivate(MD) Capital Funds: As a medical device venture capital fund, cultivate(MD) is dedicated to bringing emerging health care innovations to market, with a special focus on medical device and orthopedic technologies. cultivate(MD) is focused on investing in early-stage healthcare companies with innovative technologies that have demonstrated evidence of effectiveness. For more information, visit: https://genesisinnovationgroup.com/

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SOURCE cultivate(MD); Genesis Innovation Group