Worldwide merger and acquisition (M&A) activity is at an all-time high. The mid-November private equity buyout of Clear Channel Communications pushed this year’s global announced M&A volume to $3.4 trillion, just over the $3.3 trillion record set in 2000, according to Dealogic. Consolidation in the clinical laboratory industry has continued its generally strong and aggressive pace in 2005 and 2006, as 36 mergers or acquisitions have been completed or are on track to close in the 24-month period between January 2005 and December 2006.

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December 2006 - Table of Contents

LIR December 2006 (full PDF issue)

A Booming ’06 for Lab M&A, but With Smaller Buys

Tm Bioscience on the Block

Carilion Labs Nears Close on Presbyterian, More Acquisitions Coming

Panacea Pharmaceuticals Spins Off Reference Lab

Lab Industry M&A Brings Focused Consolidation in ‘06

After $500k in Overflow Testing, Tennessee Building New Crime Lab

New Zealand Lab Workers to Strike for Higher Wages

Consumers Open to, but Skeptical of Retail Health Clinics

New Cancer Lab to Open in the Bahamas

Lab Stocks Rise 7%; Medtox Up 21%

Growth in Hospital Testing