Bio-Techne to be acquired by Merck KGaA, triggering major operational integration and restructuring.

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    "excerpts": "On June 25, 2026, Bio-Techne Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (“Bio-Techne”), and Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany, a German corporation with general partners, issued a joint press release announcing the execution of an Agreement and Plan of Merger...",
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    "confidence": "high",
    "source_url": "https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/842023/000199937126013429/tech-8k_062526.htm",
    "filing_date": "2026-06-25",
    "filing_year": 2026,
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  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY"

curl -X POST https://signals.autobound.ai/v1/companies/enrich \
  -H "X-API-KEY: $AUTOBOUND_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"domain":"bio-techne.com","limit":20}'