Teleflex Buys Vascular Solutions For $1bn To Improve Growth
Executive Summary
The purchase price of $56 a share in cash is a modest 16% premium over Vascular Solutions' 90-day average price. Vascular Solutions' CEO says uncertainty about the future leadership of the company compelled it to consider acquisition offers.
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