II-VI, Inc. (NASDAQ:IIVI) recently announced, along with Finisar Corporation (FNSR), a global technology leader in optical communications, that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement under which II-VI will acquire Finisar in a cash and stock transaction with an equity value of approximately $3.2 billion. According to the release, […]
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