Trade with Eva : Analytics in action: ===VCA (WOOF) to be acquired by Mars Inc. for $93/share or $9.1 bln

Monday, January 9, 2017

VCA to be acquired by Mars Inc. for $93/share, or approximately $9.1 bln :

Co announced that they have entered an agreement under which Mars will acquire all of the outstanding shares of VCA for $93 per share, or a total value of approximately $9.1 billion including $1.4 billion in outstanding debt. The transaction price represents a premium of ~41% over VCA's 30-day volume weighted average price on January 6, 2017.
The company will remain headquartered in Los Angeles, California and will remain focused on its business model and strategic objectives.
Expect the transaction to close in Q3 2017.