Whatman

Whatman

Infobox Company
company_name = Whatman plc
slogan = Leadership in separations technology for the life sciences
company_type = Subsidiary (of GE Healthcare)
foundation = 1740 in Maidstone, Kent [ [http://www.whatman.com/TheEarlyYears.aspx The Early Years] ; Whatman website]
founder = James Whatman
location = Maidstone, Kent, [ [http://www.whatman.com/WorldwideOffices.aspx Worldwide offices] ; Whatman website] UK
key_people = Kieran Murphy, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
Chris Rickard, Finance Director
Stephan Fleck, Vice President of Technical Operations
revenue = profit £115.5 million (2007) [ [http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=875744 Whatman plc Reports Group Earnings Results for the Year Ended December 31, 2007] ; BusinessWeek]
homepage = http://www.whatman.com

Whatman plc was a British laboratory equipment maker and is now part of GE Healthcare. On 4 February 2008, GE Healthcare, a unit of General Electric Company, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Whatman plc, a global supplier of filtration products and technologies at 270p per share in cash for each Whatman share, valuing Whatman at approximately £363 million (approximately $713 million.)

External links

* [http://www.gehealthcare.com/ GE Healthcare] .
* [http://www.gelifesciences.com/ GE Lifesciences] .

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