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China Approves Abbott's (ABT) Acquisition of Alere (ALR)

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Alere (ALR) Receives Shareholder Support for Proposed Abbott (ABT) Merger

October 21, 2016 9:49 AM EDT

Alere Inc. (NYSE: ALR) announced that its shareholders have voted to approve the previously announced merger with Abbott. In a final count of the voting results, over 98% of votes cast at a special meeting voted in favor of the merger, representing 77% of all... More