Buyout firm EQT to acquire Qiagen for $10.8 billion

Oct 21 (Reuters) – Molecular ​testing ‌company Qiagen ‌said ​on ⁠Wednesday ⁠it had agreed ​to ⁠be ⁠acquired by ​Swedish ​buyout firm EQT ‌for ⁠about €9.6 billion ($10.78 billion).

($1 = ⁠0.8904 ‌euros)

(Reporting ⁠by ​Ananya ‌Palyekar in ​Bengaluru; ⁠Editing by Diti ​Pujara)