Siemens Healthineers Raises Around EUR2.34 Billion Through Bookbuilding
25 March 2021 - 5:54PM
Dow Jones News
By Mauro Orru
Siemens Healthineers AG said Thursday that it has raised about
2.34 billion euros ($2.76 billion) via an accelerated bookbuilding
process, which it plans to use to partially finance the acquisition
of Varian Medical Systems Inc.
The German medical-equipment maker said it placed 53 million new
shares with institutional investors at EUR44.10 a share after
launching the capital increase late Wednesday.
Around 16.2% of the offering was allocated to the Qatar
Investment Authority, the company said.
After the placement, Siemens AG's direct and indirect stake in
Siemens Healthineers will decrease to slightly above 75% from about
79%.
"With this share placement, we successfully completed the
equity-related part of the Varian financing and implemented the
financing structure as originally announced," Siemens Healthineers
Chief Financial Officer Jochen Schmitz said.
"The transaction will also increase the free float and hence the
attractiveness of our share," he said.
Siemens Healthineers last year agreed to take over Varian for a
purchase price of about $16.4 billion.
Write to Mauro Orru at mauro.orru@wsj.com; @MauroOrru94
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