Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Report: Life Technologies Gets Bid From Thermo Fisher Scientific

Carlsbad-based life sciences equipment maker Life Technologies has received an acquisition bid from Thermo Fisher Scientific, according to a report from Reuters. The report, citing "several people familiar with the matter", said that a consortium of private equity firms, include Blackstone Group, Carlyle Group, and Temasek Holdings, are in the midst of submitting their own offer for Life Technologies.

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