April 24 (Reuters) - Altitude Acquisition Corp ALTU.O :
* PICARD MEDICAL AND ITS SUBSIDIARY, SYNCARDIA SYSTEMS, A
PIONEER
IN TOTAL ARTIFICIAL HEART TECHNOLOGY, TO BECOME A PUBLICLY
TRADED COMPANY VIA MERGER WITH ALTITUDE ACQUISITION CORP
* PICARD MEDICAL: ENTERED INTO A DEFINITIVE BUSINESS
COMBINATION
AGREEMENT WITH ALTITUDE ACQUISITION CORP
* ALTITUDE ACQUISITION CORP - AGREEMENT WILL RESULT IN
PICARD
MEDICAL BECOMING A PUBLICLY LISTED COMPANY
* PICARD MEDICAL: UPON CLOSING OF TRANSACTION, ALTITUDE WILL
BE
RENAMED PICARD MEDICAL HOLDINGS INC AND IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN
LISTED ON NASDAQ
* PICARD MEDICAL - PROPOSED TRANSACTION VALUES PICARD
MEDICAL AT
ENTERPRISE VALUE OF $480 MILLION
* PICARD MEDICAL- PICARD MEDICAL STOCKHOLDERS WILL ROLL 100%
OF
THEIR EXISTING EQUITY HOLDINGS INTO COMBINED COMPANY
* PICARD MEDICAL- SYNCARDIA IS EXPECTED TO ACHIEVE
BREAK-EVEN
PROFITABILITY BY 2024
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