BD, Waters set completion date for $17.5B biosciences and diagnostics merger

BD, Waters set completion date for $17.5B biosciences and diagnostics merger

With Waters stockholders voting to issue shares, the companies are targeting a Feb. 9 close date for the deal.

Waters-BD biosciences merger set to close February 9

Waters Corporation and BD have set Feb. 9 as the closing date for their $17.5 billion combination. The merger will unite BD’s Biosciences and Diagnostic Solutions unit with Waters to create a life sciences instrumentation company with roughly $6.5 billion in annual revenue. BD’s board established February 5 as the record date for the tax-free… The post Waters-BD biosciences merger set to close February 9 appeared first on Research & Development …