QIAGEN N.V. (Nasdaq: QGEN; Frankfurt, Prime Standard: QIA) and Digene Corp. (Nasdaq: DIGE) announced that the antitrust waiting period required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 expired at 11:59 pm EDT on July 16, with respect to the previously announced merger of the two companies. The expiration of the Hart-Scott-Rodino waiting period completes the preclosing antitrust review process, satisfying one of the key conditions required to close the transaction.
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