New York, NY 12/20/10—Bloomberg has reported that Danaher and Thermo Fisher Scientific are among the companies bidding to acquire Beckman Coulter (see IBO 12/15/10), according to three people familiar with the situation. Other companies that may bid include private equity firms KKR & Co., Bain Capital, Apollo Global Management and Blackstone Group. Private equity firms […]
A new US food safety bill signed into law this month will increase FDA authority over the US food supply and increase the application of scientific standards to food safety. The Food Safety Modernization Act is the country’s first major food legislation since 1938. The Act is expected to be signed by President Obama early […]
In 2010, the US economy and equity markets sustained a strong recovery in the wake of the financial collapse two years ago. Following double-digit gains in 2009, the Dow Jones Industrial Average, S&P 500 and NASDAQ added 11.0%, 12.8% and 16.9% in 2010, respectively. Equity prices benefited from monetary stimulus, improving macroeconomic data, strong corporate […]
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