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Article: Agilent Technologies to Acquire Varian, Inc. for $1.5 Billion.
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- Mergers & Acquisitions Business
- Article date:
- August 12, 2009
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Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A) and Varian, Inc. (NasdaqGS:VARI) announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for the acquisition by Agilent of Varian, a leading worldwide supplier of scientific instrumentation and associated consumables for life science and applied market applications. Agilent will pay $52 cash per share of common stock for Varian in a transaction that represents a premium of approximately 35% to Varian's closing price on July 24, 2009. Both Agilent's and Varian's Board of Directors have unanimously approved the all-cash offer.
The acquisition broadens Agilent's applications and solutions offerings in Life Sciences, Environmental, ...