** Shares of 3D printing solutions company Stratasys
SSYS.O up 11% at $14.55 premarket
** Biggest shareholder Nano Dimension 2N5By.F offers to
buy SSYS for $16.50 per share for the remaining stake
** Israel's Nano Dimension had a 14% stake in SSYS as of
July 31, per LSEG data
** Offer is priced at 25.9% premium to stock's closing price
on Friday
** In September, SSYS merged with Desktop Metals DM.N , an
all-stock deal valued at about $1.8 bln
** SSYS shares have risen in the past six consecutive weeks;
stock up 10.5% YTD
(Reporting by Medha Singh)
((medha.singh@thomsonreuters.com))