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Beckman Coulter Inc. / Diagnostic Systems Laboratories Corporation (DSL)

2005 · Acquisition/Merger · $138M · Complete

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Oct 07, 2005 Bionity / Beckman Coulter announcement Bullish

Beckman Coulter agreed to acquire DSL for ~$138M, calling the deal a way to 'broaden our immunoassay menu and strategically advance our already successful…

Oct 14, 2005 Citeline (Scrip / In Vivo) Bullish

Industry coverage characterized the DSL purchase as a 'savvy' tuck-in that strengthened Beckman Coulter's immunoassay business by adding proprietary…

Jan 26, 2006 BioSpace (Beckman Coulter Q4/FY2005 results) Bullish

Management said DSL plus Agencourt were expected to add $40-$50M of incremental revenue in 2006, fitting the 10%+ consumables growth target and broadening the…

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Beckman Coulter acquires DSL for $138M; specialty immunoassays for reproductive endocrinology and cardiovascular risk.

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