GE Deals Biopharma Biz To Danaher For $21.4Bn; Planned Healthcare IPO Probably Won't Happen

The proposed IPO for GE's healthcare business could be off the table, CEO Lawrence Culp said as GE announced plans to sell its biopharma business to Danaher for $21.4bn. The deal will provide the conglomerate with a much needed cash injection to handle its rising debts.

BEIJING, CHINA-MARCH 26, 2017: GE Healthcare sign. GE Healthcare is an American company founded in 2014 and is subsidiary of General Electric (GE)
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GE Healthcare is selling its BioPharma business to Danaher Corp. for $21.4bn, including $21bn cash as well as certain pension liabilities in a major deal set to provide GE with a much-needed cash injection.

The biopharma business, which sells chromatography hardware and consumables, cell culture media, single-use technologies, and development instrumentation accounted for 15% of GE Healthcare business revenue in 2018. According to GE,...

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