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Merck KGaA to acquire Sigma-Aldrich for $17 billion    

| By Gerald Ondrey

Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany; www.merckgroup.com) Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, Mo.; www.sigma-aldrich.com) have entered into a definitive agreement under which Merck will acquire Sigma-Aldrich for $17.0 billion (€13.1 billion), establishing one of…