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Beckman Coulter Completes Acquisition of Olympus' Lab-Based Diagnostics Business
Date:8/2/2009

ORANGE COUNTY, Calif., Aug. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Beckman Coulter, Inc. (NYSE: BEC), a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of products that simplify, automate and innovate complex biomedical testing, announced today the completion of the acquisition of Olympus' lab-based diagnostics business. This acquisition, first announced in February, extends Beckman Coulter's leadership position in Chemistry and Automation.

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Scott Garrett, chairman, president and chief executive officer, said, "The completion of this transaction adds considerable product depth and significantly expands our geographic reach and scale. We are confident that the combination of Olympus diagnostics with our business will provide many cross-selling opportunities -- the most compelling being promotion of Beckman Coulter's leading Immunoassay products to the loyal base of Olympus' chemistry customers.

"We remain focused on creating shareholder value through growth, quality and operating excellence. This acquisition demonstrates Beckman Coulter's commitment to further extend our leadership position in chemistry and sustain our above-market growth in immunoassay," concluded Garrett.

Beckman Coulter delivered approximately 76 billion Japanese yen in cash, or approximately USD $780 million, which was funded as follows:

  • Approximately $495 million in net proceeds raised from the issuance of two $250 million senior note offerings of 6- and 10- year maturities with 6% and 7% coupons, respectively.
  • Approximately $240 million in a commo
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