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July 23 (Reuters) – Owens & Minor Inc posted a
higher profit for the second quarter and said it would buy the
healthcare third-party logistics unit of Germany’s Celesio AG
for about $158 million to enter the European
healthcare market.
Owens & Minor’s second-quarter net profit rose to $30.1
million, or 48 cents per share, from $29.2 million, or 46 cents
per share, a year ago.
Revenue rose about 3 percent to $2.19 billion.
