Two Firms Steer Korean Consortium’s $1.5 Billion Bioscience Deal

July 11, 2022, 3:53 PM UTC

Paul Hastings is advising a Korean private equity-backed consortium on its take-private deal for Meridian Bioscience, Inc., a provider of diagnostic testing solutions and life science raw materials.

Jones Day and Cincinnati, Ohio-based law firm Keating Muething & Klekamp PLL are advising Cincinnati-based Meridian on the all-cash transaction valued at around $1.53 billion and expected to close in 2022’s fourth quarter.

The agreement calls for the consortium, made up of Seoul-based private equity firm SJL Partners LLC, and in vitro diagnostic test maker SD Biosensor, Inc., to pay $34 per share for Meridian.

The deal helps SD Biosensor enter the ...

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