Roche Finally Gets Nod With Sweetened $3.4 Billion Bid For Ventana
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
After seven months and a half-dozen attempts at acquiring tissue-based cancer test maker Ventana Medical Systems, Roche finally won over the firm's board with a sweetened bid worth $3.4 billion
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