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LabCorp (LH) PT Raised to $155 at Evercore ISI

July 27, 2016 11:57 AM EDT

Evercore ISI analyst Ross Muken reiterated a Buy rating and boosted his price target on Laboratory Corporation of America (NYSE: LH) to $155.00 (from $147.00) following results and the Sequenom deal.

Muken commented, "While the quarter did not go exactly as we had envisioned (notable CVD beat + better rev/req didnt yield as... More

LabCorp (LH) to Acquire Sequenom (SQNM) for $302M

July 27, 2016 7:00 AM EDT

Laboratory Corporation of America® Holdings (NYSE: LH) announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger under which LabCorp would acquire all of the outstanding shares of Sequenom (NASDAQ: SQNM) in a cash tender offer for $2.40 per share, or an equity value of $302 million, which represents a total enterprise value of approximately $371 million, including net indebtedness.

Sequenoms market-leading NIPT and genetic testing capabilities will advance LabCorps... More