Merck Animal Health acquired Vaki Aquaculture SYSTEMS Ltd. from Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) on December 17, 2019. Post the acquisition, Vaki Aquaculture will be a leading brand under the Biomark business within Merck Animal Health, focused on a range of equipment, products and technology for fish counting and size estimation from freshwater to saltwater rearing, while collecting data and analytics for each stage of fish production. David Shine, Robin Swartz and Eric R Keller of Paul Hastings LLP acted as legal advisors to Merck & Co, parent of Merck Animal Health. Merck Animal Health completed the acquisition of Vaki Aquaculture SYSTEMS Ltd. from Pentair plc (NYSE:PNR) on December 17, 2019.