Monday, June 25, 2007

Roche makes hostile offer to buy Ventana

(Reuters) - PHILADELPHIA, June 25 - Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Monday it would launch a tender offer to acquire Ventana Medical Systems Inc. for about $3 billion, or $75 per share in cash, after its efforts to negotiate a merger were rebuffed.



The offer represents a 45 percent premium to Ventana's closing stock price of $51.74 on Monday on Nasdaq. Trading in shares of Ventana was halted for the announcement. When extended trading resumed, Ventana's share jumped 52 percent.


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