| LimaCorporate | |
| Type: | Medical devices |
| Foundation: | , in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy |
| Location: | Villanova, San Daniele del Friuli, Italy |
| Key People: | Matt Trerotola (Enovis CEO) Louie Vogt (Group President Recon) Benjamin Reinmann (President of Enovis International Surgical) |
| Products: | Medical devices |
| Founder: | Carlo Leopoldo Lualdi |
| Owner: | Enovis (2024–present) |
LimaCorporate is a medical device company based in Italy, it manufactures joint implants, extremities and fixation.[1] In 2021, the company delivered 3D printing to a hospital setting.[2] Both Italian production plants of LimaCorporate have been certified ISO 14001.[3]
In September 2023, Enovis announced that it had reached an agreement to acquire the company for approximately €800 million.[4] On January 3, 2024, it was reported that the purchase of LimaCorporate had been completed.[5]
Engineer and entrepreneur, Carlo Leopoldo Lualdi, LimaCorporate's founder, began producing surgical instruments in 1945.[6] In 2000, Lima began specializing in the production of orthopedic implants. In the early 2000s, LimaCorporate began developing electron-beam melting (EBM) technology, a form of additive manufacturing. In 2007, the company's first acetabular cup was developed.
Lima later announced the completion of a Distribution Agreement with OrthAlign, Inc. for a tibial/femoral handheld navigation device and associated instrumentation to be supplied within the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland (excluding Romania).[7] In addition, the company announced the completion of an assets acquisition process with Zimmer Holdings Inc. on July 3, 2015.[8] The agreement was approved by the Japanese Fair Trade Commission at the end of the same year.[9]
In 2016, EQT, with Hansjörg Wyss as the co-investor, completed the acquisition process for a majority share of LimaCorporate.[10] In 2018, LimaCorporate acquired TechMah Medical LLC, a medical device software company located in the United States.[11] In 2019, LimaCorporate and the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) announced the foundation of an additive manufacturing 3D printing facility in a hospital setting.[12] LimaCorporate announced the completion of a distribution agreement with G21 S.r.l. to supply cement spacer molds for the shoulder, hip and knee as well as antibiotic-loaded bone cement.[13] Additionally, the company entered into an agreement with Dedienne Santé S.a.s. to distribute dual mobility acetabular cups in the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.[14]
In 2020, LimaCorporate inaugurated spaces for 3D Printing at its headquarter campus of San Daniele del Friuli, Italy.[15] In the same year, LimaCorporate became the first Italian company to obtain the EU Quality Management System Certificate under Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) for Class III Custom-Made devices.[16] On March 24, 2021, LimaCorporate opened the ProMade PoC Center for Complex Orthopedic Solutions at the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS).[17]
Since March 2016, LimaCorporate has been owned by EQT Private Equity.[18] As of March 2022, EQT's assets under management were .
Since September 2022, Massimo Calafiore has held the role of CEO.[19] Michele Marin has been the CFO since March 2018.[20] LimaCorporate's advisory board includes:
In September 2023, EQT Private Equity announced the sale of LimaCorporate to the NYSE-listed Enovis Group. The transaction is expected to close in early 2024.[21]