Danaher Corp. Agrees To Buy Visual Networks

Dec. 7, 2005
Danaher Corp., Washington, D.C., said its wholly owned subsidiary Fluke Electronics Corp. agreed to acquire Visual Networks Inc. for about $75 million in cash, including transaction costs and net of estimated cash to be acquired.

Danaher Corp., Washington, D.C., said its wholly owned subsidiary Fluke Electronics Corp. agreed to acquire Visual Networks Inc. for about $75 million in cash, including transaction costs and net of estimated cash to be acquired.

With 2004 revenues of approximately $53 million, Visual Networks, headquartered in Rockville, Md., is a provider of network test and application performance management solutions and will become a part of Danaher’s Fluke Networks business.

The transaction was unanimously approved by the Visual Networks’ directors and still must be approved by its shareholders as well as regulators.