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Bruker Corp. shows no sign of slowing its buying binge, picking up Nanostring Technologies Inc. for $392.6 million in cash plus the assumption of certain liabilities in its seventh deal so far this year. Nanostring entered bankruptcy in February and received a “stalking horse” bid of $220 million from private equity fund Patient Square Capital in March. Bruker won the competitive auction for Nanostring’s assets, besting the Patient Square bid by 78%. The deal is expected to close in early ...

Continuing its aggressive buying spree, Bruker Corp. entered into a definitive share purchase agreement with Tecfin S.à r.l. to acquire molecular diagnostics (MDx) company Elitechgroup SAS for €870 million (US$943.5 million), excluding the Elitech clinical chemistry business. The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2024 and will be funded with a mix of cash on hand and debt financing.