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PSS World to buy Tristar Imaging
PSS World Medical continues to follow a consistent trajectory of acquisitions. The company's Diagnostic Imaging subsidiary this month announced an agreement to purchase Tristar Imaging Systems of South Beloit, IL. Tristar is a private imaging distributor
PSS World Medical continues to follow a consistent trajectory of acquisitions. The company's Diagnostic Imaging subsidiary this month announced an agreement to purchase Tristar Imaging Systems of South Beloit, IL. Tristar is a private imaging distributor serving Illinois, south and central Wisconsin, and eastern Iowa. It reports annual revenues of roughly $40 million. The transaction is contingent on Tristar shareholder approval.
The Tristar deal continues a string of purchase agreements that Jacksonville, FL-based Diagnostic Imaging has been pursuing in the last year. When final, the deal with Tristar will give Diagnostic Imaging key access to midwestern states.
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