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Court denies U.S. request to stop merger of Steris, Synergy Health

Thu, 24th Sep 2015 16:54

WASHINGTON, Sept 24 (Reuters) - A federal court in Ohiorefused on Thursday to stop a $1.9 billion merger of medicaltechnology provider Steris Corp and Britishsterilization services provider Synergy Health Plc,despite the objections of U.S. antitrust enforcers.

The Federal Trade Commission filed a lawsuit in May aimed atstopping the deal, saying it would hurt both companies'customers by eliminating likely future competition between thembased on innovative sterilization techniques. (Reporting by Diane Bartz; Editing by Eric Walsh)

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28 May 2015 11:44

London midday: Stocks shrug off weak UK data as Greek newsflow continues

Stocks erased losses to push into positive territory by Thursday lunchtime despite some disappointing UK economic data, as investors continued to focus on newsflow from Greece. The FTSE 100 was up 0.18% at 7,045.78 by midday, having bounced off an earlier low of 7,005.88. Markets seemingly shrugged

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28 May 2015 08:40

London open: Markets retreat on Greek uncertainty

Stocks opened in the red on Thursday as investors took profits following a surge the day before, with renewed uncertainty in Greece hitting sentiment. The FTSE 100 was down 0.22% at 7,017.70 early on. Reports of a imminent Greek debt deal hitting the wires spurred buying on Wednesday, sending the i

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27 May 2015 12:34

FTSE 250 movers: Synergy Health plunges on Steris takeover speculation, energy stocks lower

UK stocks rebounded from the previous session's sell-off as gains made by tobacco, electronics and utilities outweighed weakness in mining and industrial metals. As of 14:00, the FTSE 250 was trading points 101.1 points higher at 18,200. Synergy Health topped the fallers, plummeting almost 17% on r

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27 May 2015 11:39

London midday: Imperial and CRH lead the rebound before Queen's Speech

Investors managed to take advantage of a quiet morning to push UK stocks higher on Wednesday following a sell-off the previous day. The FTSE 100 was up 0.57% at 6,988.37 by midday, with blue chips Imperial Tobacco and CRH leading the rise, along with a host of other construction and building materia

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27 May 2015 09:34

BUZZ-Synergy Health: worst day in 6.5 yrs on Steris deal fears

** Health outsourcer Synergy Health dives c.18 pct, its biggest one-day drop since Oct 2008 in heavy volume amid jitters over Steris Corp's proposed takeover of co ** Steris, based near Cleveland, buying out UK's Synergy Health, with combined co to be managed from Ohio - among latest attemp

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27 May 2015 09:20

London open: Stocks edge higher ahead of Queen's Speech, Imperial rises

UK stocks rebounded slightly on Wednesday morning after a sharp sell-off the previous session, with investors awaiting the Queen's Speech on a quiet day in terms of economic and corporate news. The FTSE 100 was up 0.32% at 6,971.03 early on after dropping 1.18% on Tuesday to 6,948.99. Consumer conf

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27 May 2015 08:58

Synergy Health falls on speculation FTC to block tie-up with Steris

Shares in Synergy Health were registering sharp losses on speculation US authorities were about to block its proposed takeover by New York-listed rival Steris. That came ahead of a US Federal Trade Commission hearing scheduled for later in the day. Although the hearing was non-public, a report s

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16 Mar 2015 14:11

FTSE 250 movers: Afren lower on debt-for-equity swap, retailers and health stocks higher

Afren's share price was extending Friday's losses when the company proposed a debt-for-equity swap with lenders to keep it afloat. The deal will lead to a substantial dilution of shareholders' interests. More broadly, oil stocks tumbled on declining Brent crude prices, with Premier Oil and Nostrum O

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