Merck Announces Completion Of Acquisition Of Sigma-Aldrich - Quick Facts

(RTTNews) - Merck announced the completion of its $17 billion acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich. The company said the completion follows last week's approval from the European Commission, which was the final antitrust condition required to close the Sigma-Aldrich transaction. Merck continues to expect sales to amount to between 12.6 billion and 12.8 billion euros, in 2015.

Sigma-Aldrich's SAFC Commercial business, excluding the SAFC Hitech business, will be part of Merck's Life Science business sector. The SAFC Hitech business will be integrated into Merck's Performance Materials business and will operate as part of its Integrated Circuits business unit.