About This Deal

Danaher Corporation acquired Iris International, Inc., a transaction completed in November 2012.

Iris International, Inc. operates in Diagnostics, is based in Chatsworth, California, USA. Iris International, acquired in 2012, expanded Danaher's clinical-lab diagnostics business in urinalysis and body-fluid analysis.

Expanded Danaher's diagnostics business.

Deal Terms

Acquirer
Danaher Corporation
Target
Iris International, Inc.
Value
Not disclosed
Date
November 2012
Type
Full acquisition
Status
Ready

Transaction Details

Target HQ
Chatsworth, California, USA
Segment
Diagnostics
Announced
September 1, 2012
Closed
November 1, 2012

In Their Words

We have expanded the business through numerous subsequent acquisitions, including the acquisitions of Leica Microsystems in 2005, Vision Systems in 2006, Genetix in 2009, Beckman Coulter in 2011 (which more than doubled the size of the segment) and Iris International and Aperio Technologies in 2012.Danaher Corporation FY12 10-K, Item 1 Business description

Advisors

Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.

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