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BACKGROUND
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2024
BACKGROUND [Abstract]  
Background NOTE 1. BACKGROUND

(a) The Company

Globus Medical, Inc., together with its majority-owned or controlled subsidiaries, is a medical device company that develops and commercializes healthcare solutions with a mission to improve the quality of life of patients with musculoskeletal disorders. We are primarily focused on implants that promote healing in patients with musculoskeletal disorders, including the use of a robotic guidance and navigation system and products to treat patients who have experienced orthopedic traumas.

We are an engineering-driven company with a history of rapidly developing and commercializing advanced products and procedures to assist surgeons in effectively treating their patients and to address new treatment options. With numerous products launched since the founding of the Company, we offer a comprehensive portfolio of innovative and differentiated technologies that address a variety of musculoskeletal pathologies, anatomies, and surgical approaches.

We are headquartered in Audubon, Pennsylvania, and market and sell our products through our exclusive sales force in the United States, as well as within North, Central & South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. We sell our products in the U.S. through a sales force comprised primarily of directly-employed and independent sales representatives. Our international sales force is comprised of directly-employed sales personnel, independent sales representatives, as well as exclusive and non-exclusive independent third-party distributors.

The terms the “Company,” “Globus,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Globus Medical, Inc. and, where applicable, our consolidated subsidiaries.

(b) NuVasive Merger

On September 1, 2023, the Company merged with NuVasive, Inc. (“NuVasive”) and Zebra Merger Sub Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company (“Merger Sub”). Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, Merger Sub merged with and into NuVasive (the “Merger”), with NuVasive surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Company. Upon the consummation of the Merger, each issued and outstanding share of common stock of NuVasive, $0.001 par value per share, was converted into 0.75 fully paid and non-assessable shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, and the right to receive cash in lieu of fractional shares. Refer to Note 3, Asset acquisitions and Business Combinations for further information.

Globus Medical was deemed to be the accounting acquirer of NuVasive for accounting purposes under U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”). Accordingly, prior periods within these condensed consolidated financial statements may not be comparable.