01 JUL 2019 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY Issuance is final key component in the financing of the planned Versum transaction Three tranches placed Bonds significantly oversubscribed Darmstadt, Germany, July 1, 2019 – Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today successfully placed bonds amounting to € 2.0 billion. The placement is a component of the financing of... Read more
18 JUN 2019 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY Placement is an important part of the financing of the planned acquisition of Versum Materials, Inc. Tranches of € 1 billion and € 500 million placed Transaction significantly oversubscribed Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today successfully placed a hybrid bond amounting to € 1.5 billion. The... Read more
17 JUN 2019 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today announced that its transaction with Versum Materials, Inc. (NYSE: VSM) was approved at a special meeting of Versum’s stockholders. On April 12, 2019, Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, had signed a definitive agreement to acquire Versum for US$53 per share in cash. “We... Read more
12 APR 2019 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY Business combination creates a leading electronic materials player able to capitalize on attractive long-term secular growth drivers Versum is a “Best in Class” asset with industry-leading financial metrics Expected to be immediately accretive to earnings per share pre (EPS pre) €75 million in expected run-rate synergies by the third full year... Read more
26 MAR 2019 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY Demonstrates firm commitment to completing its acquisition of Versum Issues open letter to Versum shareholders urging them to vote GREEN proxy card against inferior Entegris acquisition Darmstadt, Germany, March 26, 2019 – Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today commenced a cash Tender Offer to acquire all... Read more
12 MAR 2019 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, is convinced that the proposed Entegris acquisition is not the best option available for Versum shareholders Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany’s all-cash $48 per share proposal clearly superior to Entegris acquisition Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today filed a preliminary proxy statement with the U.S.... Read more
05 MAR 2019 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today issued an open letter to the shareholders of Versum Materials, Inc. (“Versum”). On March 1, the Versum Board of Directors without any further explanation rejected Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany’s superior proposal to acquire all of the outstanding common stock of... Read more
27 FEB 2019 | DARMSTADT, GERMANY $48 Per Share Proposal Represents a Premium to Current Value of Entegris’ All-stock Proposal Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a leading science and technology company, today delivered a letter to the Board of Directors of Versum Materials, Inc. (“Versum”), outlining the terms of a superior proposal to acquire Versum for $48 per share... Read more