Owens & Minor Completes Acquisition Of The Burrows Company, A Midwest-Based Distributor

RICHMOND, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Owens & Minor (NYSE: OMI) announced that effective October 1, 2008, it has completed the previously announced acquisition of certain assets and liabilities of The Burrows Company (Burrows), a privately held, Chicago-based distributor of medical and surgical supplies to the acute-care market. The transaction was closed following a successful federal regulatory review and satisfaction of customary closing conditions. On August 19, 2008, Owens & Minor and Burrows signed a definitive purchase agreement under which Owens & Minor agreed to acquire certain assets and liabilities of Burrows.