FRANKFURT (Reuters) - Merck KGaA on Friday welcomed Versum Materials to the negotiation table after the takeover target said it was willing to hold talks over Merck's unsolicited offer.
"We welcome Versum's announcement to engage with us," a spokesman said, adding that the ongoing tender offer and proxy solicitation directed at Versum shareholders remained unchanged.
Versum said on Friday it had begun negotiations but urged its shareholders not to tender shares to Merck.
(Reporting by Ludwig Burger; editing by Thomas Seythal)
Entegris, Inc. is a supplier of advanced materials and process solutions for the semiconductor and other high technology industries (high-tech). The Company's segments include Materials Solutions (MS), Microcontamination Control (MC) and Advanced Materials Handling (AMH). The MS segment provides advanced consumable materials, such as chemical mechanical planarization (CMP) slurries and pads, deposition materials, process chemistries and gases, formulated cleans, etchants and other specialty materials. The MC segment is engaged in filtering and purifying critical liquid chemistries and gases used in semiconductor manufacturing processes and other high-tech industries. The AMH segment protects critical materials during manufacturing, transportation, and storage; including products that monitor, protect, transport and deliver critical liquid chemistries, wafers, and other substrates for a broad set of applications in the semiconductor, life sciences and other high-tech industries.
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