Danaher Corporation acquired Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics (clinical microbiology business), a transaction completed in January 2015. The deal was a Carve-out.
Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics (clinical microbiology business) operates in Diagnostics (Beckman Coulter). In 2015 Danaher acquired the clinical microbiology business of Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, expanding its microbiology diagnostics offering.
We have expanded the business through numerous subsequent acquisitions, including ... Devicor Medical Products in 2014 and the clinical microbiology business of Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics in 2015.Danaher Corporation FY14 10-K, Item 1 Business description
Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.