Via Marketwatch:
MINNEAPOLIS, June 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Techne Corporation TECH +2.06% (d/b/a Bio-Techne) announced today that it has agreed to acquire ProteinSimple for $300 million in cash. The closing of the acquisition is subject to the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including the expiration or early termination of the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976. The acquisition is not subject to any financing contingencies. The transaction will be financed through a combination of cash on hand and a new revolving line of credit facility that Bio-Techne expects to obtain prior to the closing of the acquisition.
ProteinSimple develops and commercializes proprietary systems and consumables for protein analysis that ultimately help reveal new insights into the true nature of proteins. ProteinSimple tools have revolutionized the analysis of proteins and provide a level of reliability, ease of use and performance that improves overall productivity and consistency in lab results.
Read more: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/bio-techne-announces-agreement-to-acquire-proteinsimple-2014-06-17
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