Danaher Corporation acquired AB Sciex and Molecular Devices for approximately $1.1 billion combined (acquired from MDS Inc. and Life Technologies), a transaction completed in January 2010.
AB Sciex and Molecular Devices operates in Life Sciences (mass spectrometry). In 2010 Danaher acquired AB Sciex and Molecular Devices, adding mass spectrometry and bioanalytical measurement to its life-sciences instrumentation business.
Our life sciences instrumentation business was created in 2005 through the acquisition of Leica Microsystems and has been expanded through subsequent acquisitions, including the acquistions of AB Sciex and Molecular Devices in 2010.Danaher Corporation FY09 10-K, Item 1 Business description
Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.