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Merck Set to Complete Sigma-Aldrich Acquisition

Completion of $17 billion Sigma-Aldrich transaction scheduled to take place on Nov. 18.

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Merck announced that following the final approval of the European Commission it is set to complete its $17 billion (€13.1 billion) acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich.   The European Commission had granted conditional approval to the acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich on June 15, 2015, subject to the divestment of certain Sigma-Aldrich assets. On Oct. 20, 2015, Merck announced an agreement to sell parts of Sigma-Aldrich’s solvents and inorganics business to Honeywell.   Now that the European Commission h...

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