Carl Zeiss GmbH / Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc (OFT)

OFT closed case: Anticipated acquisition by Carl Zeiss Jena GmbH of the microscopy business of Bio-Rad Laboratories Inc.

• From: Competition and Markets Authority
• Published: 30 December 2003

• Case type: Mergers
• Case state: Closed
• Market sector: Healthcare and medical equipment
• Outcome: Mergers - phase 1 referral
• Closed: 30 December 2003

Affected market: Advanced 3D microscopes

No. ME/1348/03

Full text of the decision: carlze.pdf

Published 30 December 2003