** Shares of radiation detection systems maker Mirion Technologies MIR.N down 6.4% at $20.57 on Thurs as it seeks capital to finance an acquisition

** Atlanta, Georgia-based Mirion late Weds announced $350 mln public stock offering and $250 mln private offering of convertible bonds due 2031

** It plans to use net proceeds from concurrent offerings to fund planned acquisition of Paragon Energy Solutions

** Mirion early Weds unveiled $585 mln acquisition of Paragon, a solutions provider for nuclear power industry, from Windjammer Capital Investors in deal expected to close before the end of 2025

** MIR shares lost nearly 11% on Weds

** Goldman Sachs, Evercore, Citigroup and Morgan Stanley are joint bookrunners for the equity offering

** Co has ~234 mln shares outstanding for current market cap of about $4.8 bln

** With decline on Thurs, shares up ~18% YTD. Stock hit record intraday high of $25.16 on Tues

** All 6 analysts covering MIR shares are bullish with median PT of $23, per LSEG data

(Lance Tupper is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own)

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