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For Second Time in Three Years, OPKO Health Will Acquire a Clinical Laboratory Company by Spending $1.47 Billion to Acquire Bio-Reference Laboratories

When completed, this acquisition means that the third largest public lab company in the United States will be owned by a multinational biopharmaceutical and diagnostics firm

It’s a big medical laboratory acquisition that has some experts on Wall Street shaking their heads. Last Thursday, it was announced that OPKO Health Inc. of Miami, Florida, would pay $1.47 billion to acquire Bio-Reference Laboratories Inc. (NASDAQ: BRLI), the nation’s third largest full-service clinical laboratory. OPKO (NYSE: OPK) is a multinational biopharmaceutical and diagnostics company in Miami, Florida.

No cash is involved in this purchase. OPKO will pay for the acquisition by exchanging 2.75 shares of OPKO common stock for each share of BRLI common stock. The deal puts a value of BRLI’s common stock of $52.58 per share, the companies announced.

The boards of directors of both companies have already approved the deal, which should close in the second half of the year.
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