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Dynamic Healthcare M&A Database - 2Q06



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Acquiring Party    Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR), a leading manufacturer of professional instrumentation, industrial technologies, and tools and components.
Transferring Party    Sybron Dental Specialties Inc. (NYSE: SYD), a leading manufacturer of consumables and small equipment for dental professionals.
Sector    Dental
Date    April 12, 2006
Analysis
Sybron’s consumables and small equipment offerings are a logical extension of Danaher’s existing dental equipment portfolio. Deal value - $2.0b plus $200m of debt assumption. Sybron's sales and operating income were $649.7m (3.4x) and $124.6m (17.7x), respectively.




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