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Danaher Corporation / Pall Corporation

2015 · Acquisition/Merger · $13.6B · Complete

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May 12, 2015 BioPharma-Reporter Neutral

BioPharma-Reporter (citing analyst commentary) suggested the rumored Pall deal could spark a wider M&A flurry across bioprocess tools, anticipating subsequent…

May 14, 2015 Seeking Alpha Bullish

Seeking Alpha note: Evercore ISI's Ross Muken described filtration and separations as 'highly attractive,' with appealing reach in high-growth markets and…

Jan 12, 2023 BioProcess Insider Bullish

BioProcess Insider's retrospective: combining Pall (acquired 2015) with Cytiva (acquired 2019) created a ~$7.5B-revenue bioprocess juggernaut — validating the…

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Danaher acquired Pall Corporation for approximately $13.6B in cash, expanding bioprocess filtration and life sciences tools platform. Pall later combined with Beckman/Leica/SCIEX/Molecular Devices to form Danaher's life sciences segment, which spun off as Veralto/Envista components. Borderline pharma BD — included as platform/diagnostics-level life sciences.

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