ZUG (dpa-AFX) - Following its takeover by private equity investor Cinven, laboratory services provider Synlab has had to leave the second-line index SDax. The company no longer fulfills the necessary requirements, according to the Deutsche Börse subsidiary Stoxx.

At the end of May, the majority shareholder announced that it would submit a purchase offer to the remaining shareholders for their shares and remove the company from the stock exchange. According to previous information, Cinven holds around 86 percent of Synlab shares. The pharmaceutical company Medios has moved up into the SDax for the laboratory service provider./he/la