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Home » Abbott to Acquire Alere for 5.8B

Abbott to Acquire Alere for 5.8B

February 4, 2016
CenterWatch Staff

Abbott has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Alere, significantly advancing Abbott's global diagnostics presence and leadership. Abbott will pay $56 per common share at a total expected equity value of $5.8 billion. Once the transaction is completed, Abbott will become a leading diagnostics provider of point-of-care testing. Abbott's total diagnostics sales will exceed $7 billion after the close. 

Abbott will be able to provide new, flexible, cost-effective, high-quality products to help health systems meet growing demand in both in-patient and out-patient settings. Alere's complementary portfolio of products will provide Abbott access to new channels and geographies, including entry into fast-growing outlets, such as doctors' offices, clinics, pharmacies and at-home testing.

Upon completion of the transaction, the combined business will offer the broadest point-of-care menu of infectious disease, molecular, cardiometabolic and toxicology testing, expanding Abbott's platforms to include benchtop and rapid strip tests. Abbott will be able to better serve an expansive customer base around the world, while also accelerating innovation in point-of-care diagnostics. More than half of Alere's $2.5 billion in sales are in the U.S. Alere has a growing presence in key international markets, where Abbott's capabilities and infrastructure will drive accelerated growth of Alere's portfolio. 

The transaction will be immediately accretive to Abbott's ongoing earnings per share upon close and significantly accretive thereafter, with approximately 12-13 cents of accretion in 2017 and more than 20 cents in 2018. The combination is anticipated to result in annual pre-tax synergies approaching $500 million by 2019 and increasing thereafter, including both sales and operational benefits. 

The transaction, which has been approved by the boards of directors of Alere and Abbott, is subject to the approval of Alere shareholders and the satisfaction of customary closing conditions, including applicable regulatory approvals.

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