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Merck KGaA Grabs Another Electronics Supplier

07.05.2019 - Through its subsidiary EMD Group Holding II, Germany’s Merck KGaA has agreed to acquire Intermolecular for $1.20 per share, yielding an equity value of $62 million. The US company...

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Merck KGaA Seals Versum Deal

14.04.2019 - Merck KGaA has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Versum Materials for $53 per share in cash after the plans received the green light from the German group’s executive board...

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Versum Recognizes Merck Bid as “Superior”

09.04.2019 - Unless something highly unexpected happens, it looks as if Germany’s Merck KGaA has clinched the prize it was seeking, the takeover of US electronics industry supplier Versum...

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The Need for Innovation in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

08.04.2019 - The global pharmaceutical industry is evolving with the rising need for novel therapies in the changing disease landscape. As a result of rising prevalence of chronic infectious...

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Merck KGaA Ups the Pressure on Versum

27.03.2019 - Merck KGaA is continuing its quest to foil the merger plans of US electronic materials producer Versum with compatriot Entegris and buy Versum itself. The German pharmaceuticals...

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Merck Files Proxy Statement on Versum

13.03.2019 - Turning up the heat in its battle to acquire electronic materials manufacturer Versum, Germany’s Merck KGaA has filed a preliminary proxy statement with the US Securities and...

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Merck Hires Goldman Sachs on Versum Bid

11.03.2019 - Entegris and Versum Materials continued to hold onto plans for a $4 billion all-stock merger late last week as Germany’s Merck KGaA continued trying to wedge the two US companies...

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Merck KGaA Wins First CRISPR Patent for US

08.03.2019 - The United States Patent and Trademark Office has granted Germany’s Merck a patent for its proxy-CRISPR technology. This is the Darmstadt-based pharmaceuticals and chemicals...