Cardinal Health acquires remaining shares of Viasys

By Lisa Kerner

Charlotte, N.C., June 29 - Cardinal Health, Inc.'s wholly owned subsidiary, Eagle Merger Corp., acquired the remaining shares of Viasys Healthcare Inc. in a short-form merger on Thursday.

Eagle Merger's subsequent $42.75-per-share tender offer ended at 6 p.m. ET on June 27, according to a form 8-K filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Viasys and Cardinal Health announced merger plans on May 14. The transaction is valued at approximately $1.5 billion including debt.

Viasys is a research-based medical technology company based in Conshohocken, Pa., and Cardinal Health is a Dublin, Ohio, medical and surgical products company.

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