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Philips to acquire Intermagnetics

Industrial>Rest of Europe>Americas>Merger Acquisition
18/06/2006 15:33:30 :


Philips announced it has signed a definitive agreement with Intermagnetics under which Philips will acquire Intermagnetics for USD 1.3 billion (EUR 1 billion) to be paid in cash upon completion. Intermagnetics develops, manufactures and markets high-field superconducting magnets used in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) systems. Intermagnetics employs approximately 1150 people. Magnetic resonance imaging is one of the key imaging technologies in radiology departments in hospitals. In 2005, total MRI market was approximately EUR 5 billion.



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