Thermo Fisher Acquires Gatan in $925M Sale

Thermo Fisher Acquires Gatan in $925M Sale

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Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc., a multinational biotechnology product development company, and Roper Technologies, Inc., a leading diversified technology company, announced on June 28, 2018, that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Thermo Fisher will acquire Gatan, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Roper, for approximately $925 million.

The WilmerHale team advising Thermo Fisher in the acquisition is led by Hal Leibowitz and includes Keith Barnett, Andrew Bonnes, Robert Burke, Joseph Conahan, Jeff Johnson, Scott Kilgore, Amy Null, Ciara Baker, Elizabeth Mayo, Morgan Monroe and Alan Wilson.

Read Thermo Fisher’s press release about the acquisition.

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