Abcam (ABCM), which announced on June 23 that its board had unanimously decided to initiate a process to explore strategic alternatives for the company after “having listened to and extensively engaged with shareholders,” is attracting initial interest from Danaher (DHR) and Agilent (A) and has separately approached companies including Germany’s Merck KGaA (MKGAY) to gauge their interest, according to Bloomberg’s Dinesh Nair, Michelle Davis and Eyk Henning, citing sources. A number of large buyout firms have also been eyeing the business, the authors note. Shares of Abcam are up 4.2% in afternoon trading in New York.
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