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    Merck's $17 billion acquisition of sigma Aldrich has been fully approved for antitrust

    • Last Update: 2015-08-12
    • Source: Internet
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    Source: Biovalley 2015-08-12 August 12, 2015, Merck KGaA recently announced that the US $17 billion cash acquisition of sigma Aldrich (hereinafter referred to as sigma), the world's largest chemical reagent producer, has been approved by antitrust authorities in all relevant jurisdictions The acquisition is expected to be completed in the third quarter of 2015 Recently, the acquisition has been unconditionally approved by the Brazilian anti monopoly Agency (Cade), the last jurisdiction Before that, it was also approved by the anti-monopoly agencies of Israel and South Korea In the European market, Merck and sigma have agreed to sell part of Sigma's solvent and inorganic business in Europe according to the conditional approval issued by the European Commission (EC) on June 15 The acquisition aims to enhance Merck millipore's experimental consumables business, expand Merck millipore's global coverage and improve its presence in North America and fast-growing Asian markets The acquisition of simga also marks a milestone of Merck's "transformation journey in 2018", transforming its three major businesses into sustainable growth platforms: healthcare, life sciences and high-performance materials On September 22 last year, the two sides reached a final acquisition agreement Merck will acquire Sigma with $17 billion in cash, thus becoming a leading company in the global life science industry with a value of $130 billion Merck will be able to provide a set of attractive mature brands and an efficient supply chain to global life science customers, which can support up to 30 Supply of more than ten thousand products In the laboratory & academic business, combined with Merck millipore and Sigma's existing life science business, Merck will provide a wide range of complementary products in laboratory chemicals, biological agents and reagents In terms of pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals, Sigma will complement Merck millipore's existing products and capabilities It is worth mentioning that the acquisition of sigma is also the largest acquisition in Merck's history The biggest deal before was the $13.3 billion acquisition of Serono, Switzerland's largest biotechnology company, in 2007, which created a new giant in the European pharmaceutical industry and positioned it as a giant in the pharmaceutical industry However, Merck's research and development of new drugs have been repeatedly frustrated in the following years, and it has not launched any heavy-duty products, and now it is in trouble Then in 2010, Merck spent $6 billion to acquire millipore, a US laboratory equipment and chemicals manufacturer, to accelerate the transformation of the company Sigma Aldrich is a leading group company of life science and high technology in the world Its biochemical and organic chemical products and kits are widely used It has operations in 36 countries and regions Merck group is mainly committed to innovative pharmaceutical, life science and cutting-edge functional materials technology, with 154 branches in 67 countries and regions around the world Both have branches or joint ventures in China.
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