** Shares of radiation detection maker Mirion Technologies
Inc MIR.N down 5.6% at $7.48 before the bell on overnight
secondary offering
** Co announces 7 mln shares sold by Charterhouse Capital
Partners at $7.65, 3.4% discount to last sale, with Citigroup as
sole bookrunner
** Private equity firm Charterhouse held ~15 mln MIR shares
for ~6.9% stake prior to the offering, per Refinitiv data
** Goldman Sachs is top Mirion investor with ~35 mln shares,
or about 35% stake, according to Refinitiv
** Last week, Mirion posted Q1 beat and reaffirmed 2023
guidance of 6%-9% rev growth and adj EPS of 28-34 cents
** MIR's shares up 20% YTD through Thurs close
(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed
are his own)
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