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Thermo Fisher Scientific to sell its microbiology business as Astorg

This article was originally posted on Chemical Engineering Online.
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Thermo Fisher Scientific will sell its microbiology business—provider of antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) and clinical culture media solutions—to pan-European private equity firm Astorg for approximately $1.075 billion, comprising cash and a $50 million seller note.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (Waltham, Mass.) announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its microbiology business to Astorg, a leading pan-European private equity firm, for consideration of approximately $1.075 billion, consisting of cash and a $50 million seller note. The microbiology business provides antimicrobial susceptibility testing and culture media solutions for clinical, […]

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