{
  "id": 5267149,
  "title": "Business : Fortrea To Acquire Worldwide’s Early Phase Business",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/business-fortrea-to-acquire-worldwidea-s-early-phase-business",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T04:54:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Bernama",
    "slug": "bernama",
    "url": "http://www.bernama.com/en/news.php?id=2602453"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 3 (Bernama) -- Fortrea and Worldwide Clinical Trials (Worldwide) have signed a definitive agreement under which Fortrea will acquire Worldwide’s Early Phase Services division (Early Phase) in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately US$45 million. (US$1=RM4.03)",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}