# C_2011149EN.01002501.xml

| 20.5.2011 | EN | Official Journal of the European Union | C 149/25 |
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20.5.2011

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

C 149/25

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Prior notification of a concentration

(Case COMP/M.6175 — Danaher/Beckman Coulter)

(Text with EEA relevance)

2011/C 149/08

| 1. | On 6 May 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Djanet Acquisition Corp. (USA) controlled by Danaher Corporation (USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Beckman Coulter, Inc. (USA) by way of public bid announced on 15 February 2011. |
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On 6 May 2011, the Commission received a notification of a proposed concentration pursuant to Article 4 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 (1) by which the undertaking Djanet Acquisition Corp. (USA) controlled by Danaher Corporation (USA) acquires within the meaning of Article 3(1)(b) of the Merger Regulation control of the whole of the undertaking Beckman Coulter, Inc. (USA) by way of public bid announced on 15 February 2011.

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| 2. | The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:






  — | Djanet Acquisition Corp. (USA): Acquisition vehicle of Danaher Corporation, which is the ultimate holding company of a corporate group that designs, manufactures and markets professional, medical, industrial, commercial and consumer products in the segments Test & Measurement, Environmental, Life Sciences & Diagnostics, Dental and Industrial Technologies, |
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The business activities of the undertakings concerned are:

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Djanet Acquisition Corp. (USA): Acquisition vehicle of Danaher Corporation, which is the ultimate holding company of a corporate group that designs, manufactures and markets professional, medical, industrial, commercial and consumer products in the segments Test & Measurement, Environmental, Life Sciences & Diagnostics, Dental and Industrial Technologies,

| — | Beckman Coulter, Inc.: manufacturer and marketer of biomedical testing instrument systems, tests and supplies that simplify, automate, and complex laboratory processes in the categories clinical diagnostics and life sciences. |
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Beckman Coulter, Inc.: manufacturer and marketer of biomedical testing instrument systems, tests and supplies that simplify, automate, and complex laboratory processes in the categories clinical diagnostics and life sciences.

| 3. | On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved. |
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On preliminary examination, the Commission finds that the notified transaction could fall within the scope the EC Merger Regulation. However, the final decision on this point is reserved.

| 4. | The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.
  Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6175 — Danaher/Beckman Coulter, to the following address:





  European Commission |
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| Directorate-General for Competition |
| Merger Registry |
| J-70 |
| 1049 Bruxelles/Brussel |
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The Commission invites interested third parties to submit their possible observations on the proposed operation to the Commission.

Observations must reach the Commission not later than 10 days following the date of this publication. Observations can be sent to the Commission by fax (+32 22964301), by e-mail to COMP-MERGER-REGISTRY@ec.europa.eu or by post, under reference number COMP/M.6175 — Danaher/Beckman Coulter, to the following address:

European Commission

Directorate-General for Competition

Merger Registry

J-70

1049 Bruxelles/Brussel

BELGIQUE/BELGIË

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(1)  OJ L 24, 29.1.2004, p. 1 (the ‘EC Merger Regulation’).

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