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McKesson (MCK) to Acquire Celesio in $8.3B Deal

October 24, 2013 6:41 AM EDT

McKesson Corp. (NYSE: MCK) signed an agreement to acquire a majority stake in Celesio for 23 per share and to launch parallel voluntary public tender offers for the remaining publicly-traded shares and outstanding convertible bonds of Celesio. The offer price of 23 per share represents a 39% premium over the three-month volume weighted average price prior to the market speculation that began on October 8, 2013. The total transaction, including the assumption of Celesio's outstanding debt, is valued at approximately $8.3 billion(6.1 billion).

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