Danaher Allowed to Proceed with Purchase of MDS Analytical Technologies The Federal Trade Commission announced today that it will require the divestiture of MDS Inc.’s assets related to its laser microdissection business as a condition of allowing Danaher Corporation and MDS Analytical Technologies (US) Inc. to proceed with their proposed merger. The proposed settlement is […]
Approval a Significant Milestone Toward Close of Transaction TORONTO – MDS Inc. (TSX: MDS; NYSE: MDZ), a leading provider of products and services to the global life sciences markets, today announced that the Company has received provisional anti-trust approval from the United States Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for the proposed sale of MDS Analytical Technologies […]
Middle-Infrared Capabilities Allow IPG to Target New Applications in Medical, Advanced Applications and Material Processing Oxford, MA — IPG Photonics Corporation (NASDAQ: IPGP), the world leader in high-power fiber lasers and amplifiers, announced today the acquisition of the outstanding shares of privately-held, Birmingham, Alabama-based Photonics Innovations, Inc. (PII), a maker of active and passive laser […]
Halma, the leading safety, health and sensor technology group, announces the acquisition of SphereOptics, LLC (‘SphereOptics’) on 19 January 2010 from current management and financial shareholders for an initial cash consideration of $2.5 million (£1.5 million). SphereOptics, based in New Hampshire, USA, manufactures and distributes precision products for use in light metrology applications. SphereOptics will […]
SANTA CLARA and PALO ALTO, Calif. — Agilent Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: A) and Varian, Inc. (NasdaqGS: VARI) today announced that they have been granted conditional antitrust clearance from the European Commission for Agilent’s proposed acquisition of Varian. As part of the European Commission’s clearance decision, Agilent and Varian have committed to sell: – Varian’s laboratory […]
The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Varian Inc by Agilent Technologies Inc, both of the US, by way of purchase of shares. The decision is conditional upon the divestment of Agilent’s entire micro/portable gas chromatography instrument business and Varian’s entire laboratory gas chromatography, triple quadrupole gas chromatography-mass […]
WALTHAM, Mass.–Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Ahura Scientific, a leader in field-deployed analytical instruments for human health and public safety, for $145 million in cash plus the potential for an earn-out payment based on the achievement of […]
BOULDER, Colo.–The Shuman Law Firm today announced that it is investigating potential breaches of fiduciary duty and other violations of state law on behalf of shareholders of Zygo Corporation (Nasdaq: ZIGO – News) (“Carter’s” or the “Company”) related to an unsolicited purchase offer the Company received from II-VI Incorporated (“II-VI”) to acquire all of the […]
Charm Sciences announced today that it has acquired the MLX Microplate Luminometer product line from Dynex Technologies, Chantilly, Virginia. The acquisition includes full global rights to the MLX luminescence instrument line which will now be manufactured at Charm’s headquarters in Lawrence, Massachusetts. The MLX will be integrated with Charm’s EPIC (End Product Indicator Charm) product […]
Acquisition Adds to Company’s Strengths in Molecular Diagnostic Offerings CARLSBAD, Calif.–Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ: LIFE), a provider of innovative life science solutions, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire AcroMetrix, for an undisclosed amount. “Our customers will now benefit from even greater investment in new molecular products designed to meet the […]
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