http://www.pharmexec.com/roche-buys-boehringer-mannheim
1997
BELSE, Swizterland - Roche Holding Ltd., Switzerland, announced plans to acquire Corange Ltd., the Bermuda-based holding company of the Boehringer Mannheim Group, Amsterdam.
If the $11 billion acquisition is approved by federal regulatory agencies, the two companies will join forces to form Roche Boehringer Mannheim Diagnostics Division, the largest diagnostic manufacturer in the world.