Press Releases

Danaher Corporation announced today it has completed the divestiture of API Heat Transfer, Inc. to an affiliate of Chicago based Madison Capital Partners for $66 million. API Heat Transfer Inc....

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has decided not to pursue the acquisition of Cooper Industries Inc. . Danaher made its acquisition proposal public on August 1, 2001. H. Lawrence Culp,...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Marconi Data Systems, formerly known as Videojet, from Marconi plc (MONI.L) for $400 million. Videojet, with...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Viridor Instrumentation Limited ("Viridor") for approximately $135 million. Viridor, with revenues of approximately $75...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has completed the acquisition of Marconi Commerce Systems, formerly known as Gilbarco, from Marconi plc (MONI.L) for $325 million. Gilbarco, with...

Danaher Corporation announced today results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2001. Net earnings for the fourth quarter of 2001, excluding restructuring charges, were $76.6...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its quarterly earnings conference call for fourth quarter and year-end 2001 results has been scheduled for January 24, 2002, beginning at 8:30 a.m. Eastern...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Marconi Data Systems, formerly known as Videojet, from Marconi plc for $400 million. The acquisition...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Marconi Commerce Systems, formerly known as Gilbarco, from Marconi plc for $325 million. The acquisition...

Danaher Corporation announced that its Board of Directors has approved the regular quarterly dividend of $.02 per share payable January 31, 2002, to holders of record on December 28, 2001. Danaher...

Danaher Corporation commented today on the performance outlook for the company for the balance of 2001 and 2002. The Company also announced an operational streamlining and an associated...

Danaher Corporation announced that today's live webcast of the Company's investor and analyst meeting can be accessed, beginning at 1:30 p.m. Eastern Time, at www.danaher.com . The meeting will...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Viridor Instrumentation Limited ("Viridor") from the Pennon Group Plc (PNN.L). The acquisition remains...

Danaher Corporation announced today that its Danaher Motion platform, through its Pacific Scientific business, has a key supplier role with the Segway Company, providing brushless servo motors for...

Danaher Corporation announced today that net income for its third quarter ended September 28, 2001 was $87.7 million, 5% above the corresponding 2000 amount of $83.6 million. Earnings per share...

Danaher Corporation announced today that a conference call has been scheduled on October 18, 2001 to cover the company's third quarter 2001 results, beginning at 9:30 a.m. Eastern Time and lasting...

Danaher Corporation today announced that it has signed a confidentiality agreement with Cooper Industries and expects to commence due diligence shortly. Danaher Corporation is a leading...

Danaher Corporation said today it is disappointed that the Board of Directors of Cooper Industries, Inc. has rejected Danaher's premium merger proposal, which is valued at $55.21 to $59.29 based...

Danaher Corporation today announced that it has filed a preliminary proxy statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission to enable it to solicit shareholders of Cooper Industries, Inc. to...

Danaher Corporation today announced that it has made a proposal to Cooper Industries, Inc. for a merger through a stock-and-cash transaction valued at $54 to $58 per Cooper share, or a total value...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it has completed its tender offer for outstanding shares of Microtest, Inc. common stock, at a price of $8.15 per share. The tender offer expired at 12:00...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it is extending its tender offer for outstanding shares of Microtest, Inc. common stock from the prior expiration date of midnight on Friday, July 20, 2001...

Danaher Corporation announced today that it is extending its tender offer for outstanding shares of Microtest, Inc. common stock from the prior expiration date of midnight on Thursday, July 19,...

Danaher Corporation announced today that net earnings for its second quarter ended June 29, 2001 were a record $94.2 million, 16% above the corresponding 2000 period earnings of $81.3 million....

Danaher Corporation announced today that a conference call has been scheduled on July 19, 2001 to cover the company's second quarter 2001 results, beginning at 9 a.m. Eastern Time and lasting...