Avantor to Acquire VWR for $33.25 per Common Share In An All Cash Transaction Valued At $6.4 Billion Avantor’s Acquisition of VWR Will Create a Vertically Integrated, Global Player in Manufacturing and Supply Chain Solutions for the Life Sciences, Advanced Technologies, and Research Industries Combined Company Will Provide Broad Offerings and Compelling Solutions for Customers […]
WALTHAM, Mass.—- PerkinElmer, Inc. (NYSE: PKI), a global leader committed to innovating for a healthier world, today announced that the company has completed the sale of its Medical Imaging business to Varex Imaging Corporation (Nasdaq: VREX). PerkinElmer announced its intent to sell its Medical Imaging business, a supplier of flat panel X-ray detectors that serve […]
In July 2016, Scientific Laboratory Supplies Ltd (SLS) merged with Dominique Dutscher to create Europe’s largest independent laboratory distributor. Since that time, Dutscher Scientific UK (DSUK) have continued to operate independently in the UK market. With effect from the 1st of May 2017, DSUK will become wholly owned by the SLS Group and their activities […]
Offer price is inadequate Intended takeover of a controlling stake is not in the interest of the company and its shareholders High attendance at the Annual General Meeting is necessary Strategic concept for cooperation has yet to be presented Talks with the Busch family yielded no outcome Pursuant to § 27 of the German Securities […]
Diploma PLC, the international group of businesses supplying specialised technical products and services, is pleased to announce the acquisition of 100% of Abacus ALS Pty Ltd (“Abacus”). Abacus is a long-established supplier of clinical diagnostics instrumentation and consumables to the Pathology and Life Sciences sectors. Abacus has particular strengths in Immunology and Biochemistry testing, supplying […]
Acquisition bolsters Avantor’s portfolio of high-purity cGMP materials and solutions for Biopharma, Research and Electronic Materials customers CENTER VALLEY, PA — Avantor® Performance Materials, LLC, announced today the acquisition of Puritan Products, Inc., a supplier of cGMP buffers and solutions for Biopharma customers, and high-purity chemistries for Research and Electronic Materials customers. Avantor is a global […]
BERWYN, Pa. and MINNEAPOLIS — AMETEK, Inc. (AME) and MOCON, Inc. (MOCO) announced that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which AMETEK will acquire all of the outstanding shares of common stock of MOCON at a price of $30 per share in cash, which represents a premium of 39% to MOCON’s closing […]
CULVER CITY, Calif. — NantOmics, the leader in molecular diagnostics and a member of the NantWorks ecosystem of families, announced today the acquisition of Genos, the leading community for next-generation sequencing, personal genetic discovery and research, based in San Francisco. Genos was spun out of Complete Genomics in 2016 and quickly has become the leader in making […]
BASEL, Switzerland—-ChemChina and Syngenta today announced that they have received approval from the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (MOFCOM) for the proposed acquisition of Syngenta by ChemChina. This represents a further step towards the closing of the transaction, which is expected to take place in the second quarter of 2017. The […]
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