Agilent to buy Varian for $1.5 billion
Agilent Technologies, the maker of scientific instruments that Hewlett-Packard spun off 10 years ago, said Monday that it would buy Varian for $1.5 billion in cash, or $52 a share.
Applied Materials and Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates announced the signing of a definitive merger agreement under which Applied will acquire Varian for $63 per share in cash for a total price of approximately $4.9 billion on a fully-diluted basis.