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The all-cash $73 offer creates an immediate value floor near the proposal price, likely pushing TECH higher toward the offer level, barring deal-approval risk or financing concerns.
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Merck KGaA has agreed to acquire Bio-Techne for $73 per share in cash, valuing the company at about $11.3 billion and delivering a 36% premium to Bio-Techne's one-month VWAP. The transaction is expected to be immediately accretive to EBITDA and sales, with EPS accretive by year three, and will broaden Merck KGaA's life-science capabilities across multi-omics, spatial biology, and advanced therapeutics.
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