** Dental and animal health distributor Patterson Companies
agrees to be acquired by healthcare investment firm Patient Square Capital in a deal valued at about $4.1 billion
** Share trading of PDCO were halted during premarket hours
** Under deal terms, co's shareholders will receive $31.35 per share in cash, which represents 35.7% premium to PDCO's last close
** PDCO will become a privately held company upon deal completion, which is expected in the Q4 of co's fiscal 2025
** Up to last close, shares down ~18% YTD
(Reporting by Rupali Chaudhary in Bengaluru)
((Rupali.Chaudhary@thomsonreuters.com))