Deals
PerkinElmer Said to Have Missed Buying Beckman by 25 Cents
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PerkinElmer Inc. made a bet-the-farm offer to take over Beckman Coulter Inc. and had the highest bid in the final hours of this month’s auction for the medical-equipment maker, according to regulatory filings and people with knowledge of the matter.
It still lost. Danaher Corp., more than 10 times PerkinElmer in size, jumped in to top the company’s $83.25 bid by 25 cents a share, said the people, who declined to be identified because the talks were private.