标题：赛默飞4.8亿美元出售Cole-Parmer业务

美国时间2014年7月17日，赛默飞世尔科技公司（纽约证券交易所代码：TMO），全球科学服务领域的领导者，已签署最终协议将旗下Cole-Parmer实验室设备渠道业务以4.80亿美元现金出售给私募股权公司GTCR。

Cole-Parmer，总部位于伊利诺斯弗农山，是一家提供流体处理，测试和测量，及电化学产品和服务的公司，全球拥有400位员工。公司2013全年收入约2.30亿美元，是赛默飞世尔实验室产品和服务部门的一部分。

英文原文：

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO), the world leader in serving science, announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to sell its Cole-Parmer channel business to private equity firm GTCR, LLC for $480 million in cash.

Cole-Parmer, based in Vernon Hills, Illinois, is a provider of fluid handling, test and measurement, and electrochemistry products and services with 400 employees globally. The business had approximately $230 million in revenues for full year 2013 and is part of Thermo Fisher’s Laboratory Products and Services Segment.

Thermo Fisher anticipates closing the transaction in the third quarter, subject to customary closing conditions and applicable regulatory approvals. The company expects an immaterial impact to 2014 adjusted earnings per share and will update annual guidance in its second quarter earnings release on July 23.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO) is the world leader in serving science, with revenues of $17 billion and 50,000 employees in 50 countries. Our mission is to enable our customers to make the world healthier, cleaner and safer. We help our customers accelerate life sciences research, solve complex analytical challenges, improve patient diagnostics and increase laboratory productivity. Through our four premier brands – Thermo Scientific, Life Technologies, Fisher Scientific and Unity Lab Services – we offer an unmatched combination of innovative technologies, purchasing convenience and comprehensive support. For more information, please visit www.thermofisher.com.

原文网址：http://cn.reuters.com/article/pressRelease/idUSnBw175663a+100+BSW20140717?symbol=TMO.F