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Cepheid Agrees To Be Acquired By Danaher Corporation For $53 Per Share In Cash

September 6, 2016 6:30 AM EDT

SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Cepheid (NASDAQ: CPHD) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) under which Danaher will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Cepheid common stock for $53 per share in cash, or a total enterprise value of approximately $4 billion including indebtedness and net of acquired cash.

"Cepheid's vision has always been to enable as many people as possible to have access to powerful molecular diagnostic tests that provide critical information on a timely basis to... More

Danaher To Acquire Cepheid For $53.00 Per Share, Or Approximately $4 Billion

September 6, 2016 6:30 AM EDT

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Danaher Corporation (NYSE: DHR) ("Danaher" or the "Company") announced today that it has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Cepheid (NASDAQ: CPHD) pursuant to which Danaher will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Cepheid for $53.00 per share in cash, or a total enterprise value of approximately $4 billion including indebtedness and net of acquired cash.  

Cepheid is a leading and innovative global molecular diagnostics company that develops, manufactures, and markets accurate and easy to use molecular systems and tests. Cepheid's... More