Acquisition of certain biosciences businesses

Our attorneys represented General Electric in connection with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) investigation of Thermo Fisher Scientific's acquisition of Life Technologies and GE's US$1.06 billion acquisition of the cell culture, gene modulation, and magnetic bead businesses from Thermo Fisher.  Those businesses were divested as part of Thermo Fisher's acquisition of Life Technologies pursuant to an FTC consent decree and other regulatory requirements around the world.