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| Acquiring Party | Varian Inc., a maker of scientific instruments and equipment. |
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| Transferring Party | PL International Ltd., a U.K. maker of systems for high throughput screening and process monitoring, as well as related consummables and instruments for advanced polymer analysis. |
| Sector | Diagnostics |
| Date | November 8, 2005 |
| Analysis Expands Varian's product portfolio and enables PL's products to be sold through Varian's global infrastructure. Deal price -- $42 million in cash, plus a possible $23 million in milestone payments. PL's revenues were about $22 million for the FY ended Sept. 30, 2005. | |
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