Hologic (NSDQ:HOLX) said last week that it has acquired approximately 46% of SuperSonic Imagine (EPA:SSI) for $42 million in its first step toward buying the French ultrasound device maker.
SuperSonic Imagine’s main shareholders — Bpifrance, Andera Partners, Auriga Partners, Mérieux Participations and CDC PME Croissance — sold all 10.8 million of their shares to Marlborough, Mass.-based Hologic at a price of €1.50 or $1.68 per share on Friday.