Italian contrast firm Bracco of Milan has completed its acquisition of E-Z-EM, a Lake Success, NY-based developer of gastrointestinal imaging and contrast injection products.
Bracco said the transaction was completed on April 1 at a price of $21 a share, with E-Z-EM becoming a wholly owned subsidiary of Bracco. The total value of the deal is more than $241 million.
In related news, Bracco's Acist Medical Systems business said it had acquired E-Z-EM's contrast delivery, contrast data management, and point-of-care testing business. Products offered by the business include the Empower line of contrast injector delivery systems, IRiS contrast management system, and EZ Chem chemistry device for testing serum creatinine levels.
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