The Dealmaking column is a survey of recent transactions, including strategic alliances, mergers & acquisitions, and financings, in the life sciences industries. Deals are listed by the following industry sectors: in vitro diagnostics, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and research/analytical instrumentation and reagents. All transactions are excerpted from Elsevier's Strategic Transactions database, providing comprehensive transaction coverage from 1991 to the present.
Expanding its presence in the diagnostics market, life sciences company Agilent Technologies Inc. will pay $2.2bn in cash to buy Dako AS (cancer testing) from private equity firm EQT Partners. (May)
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