23:46 : Axis-Shield agrees £235m sale to Alere -
The medical diagnostics firm Axis-Shield has agreed to be bought by its larger peer, Alere, after the US group ended a three-month battle by increasing its offer to £235m.
23:57 : Alere's 'disappointment' at Axis silence -
AMERICAN life sciences giant Alere yesterday said it was "disappointed" neither the board nor advisers of Dundee-based medical testing kit maker Axis-Shield had held d
00:04 : Alere now Axis-Shield's largest shareholder -
ALERE, the US life sciences company bidding to buy Dundee-based Axis-Shield, yesterday became its largest shareholder after acquiring £4.6 million of shares from a Norwegian i
23:29 : Axis-Shield holds out for higher bid from Alere -
AMERICAN suitor Alere may have to stump up £275 million to buy Axis-Shield, according to analysts, after the Dundee-based medical test kit maker yesterday rejected a lower hos
15:26 : Axis-Shield jumps 50% after rejecting £230m bid from US rival Alere -
Diagnostics group Axis-Shield has jumped nearly 50% after it rejected a £230m bid from US rival Alere, opening up the prospect of an auction for the company.The US group has offered 460p a share in cash and said it hoped it could work ...
08:23 : Alere seeks deal with British firm -
US medical diagnostics firm Alere is pursuing a deal with smaller British rival Axis-Shield after its indicative £230 million offer for the company was rebuffed.