Danaher Corporation acquired Dr. Lange, a transaction completed in January 1998.
Dr. Lange operates in Environmental (Water Quality), is based in Germany. Dr. Lange, acquired in 1998, expanded Danaher's water-quality platform's European geographic coverage in water analysis instrumentation.
We entered the water quality sector in 1996 and have enhanced our geographical coverage and product and service breadth through subsequent acquisitions including Dr. Lange, Hach Company, and Viridor Instrumentation.Danaher Corporation FY02 10-K, Item 1 Business description
Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.