** Jefferies says Boss Energy's BOE.AX acquisition of shares in Canada-based Laramide Resources LAM.AX provides the company exposure to latter's uranium projects
** Brokerage reiterates "buy" rating for BOE with a PT of A$3.2
** Boss on Thursday agreed to acquire 23.5 mln shares, or about a 9% stake in Laramide Resources for A$15.5 mln ($9.74 mln)
** Jefferies says the transaction gives Boss a strategic blocking stake in Laramide's flagship Westmoreland project in Queensland and the Churchrock-Crownpoint project in New Mexico, U.S.A
** Adds transaction provides long-dated upside to Boss through project development
** Boss Energy down 9.1% so far this year, as of last close
($1 = 1.5911 Australian dollars)
(Reporting by Nikita Maria Jino in Bengaluru)
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