Danaher gets FTC inquiry on MDS assets (Dealscape

Danaher Corp., the maker of Craftsman tools and commercial, medical and industrial products, said Monday, Nov. 2, the Federal Trade Commission wants more information about its plan to buy MDS Inc.'s 50% stake in AB Sciex, co-owned by Life Technologies Corp., for a combined $1.1 billion.

The value of the deals, aimed at boosting Danaher's medical technology business, includes assumed debt and is net of cash acquired, the Washington-based conglomerate said.

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NOT A SUBSCRIBER? Danaher gets FTC inquiry on MDS assets Posted on November 4, 2009 9:30 AM Danaher Corp., the maker of Craftsman tools and commercial, medical and industrial products, said Monday, Nov. 2, the Federal Trade Commission wants more information about its plan to buy MDS Inc.'s 50% stake in AB Sciex, co-owned by Life Technologies Corp., for a combined $1.1 billion. The value of the deals, aimed at boosting Danaher's medical technology business, includes assumed debt and is net of cash acquired, the Washington-based conglomerate said. This is a free content preview. Subscribers enjoy access to all stories in full as well as second-to-none market intelligence. Dig deeper, with Pipeline. 873 in-depth reports of M&A deals in the Healthcare sector 677 Medical-related company pages 42 articles related to MDS Inc. 30 in-depth transaction records for Danaher Corp. 10 years of news and analysis archives from the voice of The Deal Economy Most searched keywords Deutsche Bank Birds Eye Cadbury AG Agrium Inc. Skadden Arps Revolution Money Tandberg ASA Aisling Capital Ken Lewis Natco		EXISTING USERS Username Password Forget your password? Missing a product?

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