Danaher accelerates restructuring plans; will close 30 facilities

摘要

Diversified industrial manufacturer Danaher Corp. said it will accelerate its restructuring program that will result in the elimination of 3,300 positions and the closure of 30 facilities. The company also said it agreed to buy MDS Inc.'s analytical-technologies business and a 50 percent stake in a joint venture for $650 million. Danaher will pay Life Technologies Corp. $450 million for the rest of the stake in AB SCIEX, a mass-spectrometry business.