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| Acquiring Party | Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR), a leading manufacturer of professional instrumentation, industrial technologies, and tools and components. |
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| Transferring Party | Vision Systems Limited (ASX: VSL), a manufacturer of automated pathology diagnostic instruments, operating in Australia, the U.S. and the U.K. |
| Sector | Diagnostics |
| Date | November 13, 2006 |
| Analysis Vision's pathology diagnostics instrument and consumable product offering fits well with DHR's Medical Technology Platform. Deal value - $520m. Dahaner outbid Cytyc. (Vision's sales were US$89m and EBITDA - $9.1m). | |
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