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Disney said Monday that it would acquire the Marvel super-hero factory in a cash and stock transaction that values each share of the comic-book colossus at $50, a 29 percent premium based on the stock’s Friday close.
“We’ll take a look and see, but the bottom line is we like what they’ve been doing so far,” Disney studio head Richard Cook told The Hollywood Reporter.
Disney said it would pay $30 in cash plus about three-quarters of a Disney share for each share of Marvel.
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