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Siemens Healthineers plans to acquire Varian to advance fight against cancer and strengthen its position in healthcare
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Siemens Healthineers plans to acquire Varian to advance fight against cancer and strengthen its position in healthcare
2020-08-02
Siemens Healthineers AG (Frankfurt: SHL) and Varian Medical Systems, Inc. (NYSE: VAR) announced that they have entered into an agreement, pursuant to which Siemens Healthineers shall acquire all shares of Varian for USD 177.50 per share in cash. This corresponds to a purchase price of approximately USD 16.4 billion.
Siemens Healthineers AG has also announced its results for the third quarter of fiscal year 2020 that ended June 30, 2020.
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Ralf P. Thomas
Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Managing Board, Siemens AG
Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Siemens Healthineers AG
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Bernd Montag
Chief Executive Officer, Siemens Healthineers
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Jochen Schmitz
Chief Financial Officer, Siemens Healthineers
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Christoph Zindel
Member of the Managing Board, Siemens Healthineers
Further information
- Press feature Q2 FY2020
- Press feature Q1 FY2020
- Press feature Q4 FY2019 and fiscal year 2019
- More information on Varian
- Imaging for Radiation Therapy
- Siemens Healthineers-Varian Strategic Partnership – EnVision
- Customer story on the combined use of Siemens Healthineers and Varian equipment in Russia
- Customer story on the combined use of Siemens Healthineers and Varian equipment in Australia
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