** Shares of energy drink maker Celsius Holdings CELH.O
surge 33.6% premarket
** Celsius to buy health and wellness drinks brand Alani
Nutrition in $1.8 billion deal
** Wedbush analyst Gerald Pascarelli says, "This deal makes
good sense as Alani is one of the fastest growing brands in
energy with meaningful distribution whitespace"
** Celsius also posts better-than-expected Q4 revenue and
adjusted EPS
** Up to last close, stock had fallen 3% YTD; it slid 52% in
2024
(Reporting by Nikhil Sharma in Bengaluru)
((Nikhil.Sharma@thomsonreuters.com;))