Fujifilm Holdings (TSE:4901) said it closed its $54-per-share acquisition of SonoSite (NSDQ: SONO).
News of the roughly $995 million bid sent SONO shares up 27% when it was announced Dec. 15, 2011. Now that it’s consummated, SONO shareholders have pulled down a 50% premium over SonoSite’s three-month average closing price as of Dec. 14, 2011.
Fujifilm has said that SonoSite will operate as a wholly-owned subsidiary from its Bothell, Wash., headquarters and retain its management team.
SONO shares ceased trading on the NASDAQ exchange when it closed yesterday. Fujifilm shares closed down 1.0% at ¥1,941 (~$23.45) today in Tokyo. U.S. ADR shares were up a hair to $23.51 as of about 3:30 today.
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Analysts’ ups and downs
- Abbott (NYSE:ABT): JP Morgan
increases price target from $55 to $60, maintains "neutral" rating. - Allergan (NYSE:AGN): Stifel Nicolaus raises price target from $90 to $110, maintains "buy" rating.
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- Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ): TheStreet Ratings downgrades to "hold."
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- Medtronic (NYSE:MDT): Morgan Stanley maintains its "equal-weight" rating.
