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Merck Gets Approval to Acquire Sigma-Aldrich

Company expects a completion of the transaction in 3Q 2015.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany recently announced that approvals have been secured from all relevant jurisdictions for its planned acquisition of U.S.-based life science company Sigma-Aldrich.   Unconditional approval from Brazil’s Council for Economic Defense (CADE), which was the final outstanding country, was received. This clearance becomes effective after a common waiting period of 15 days. It follows recently received antitrust approvals from the competition authorities of Israel (IAA) a...

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