Beckman Coulter

Devices & Diagnostics

Beckman Coulter ready for a VC buyout?

Several private equity firms are weighing a buyout of medical device and diagnostics maker Beckman Coulter Inc. (NYSE:BEC), according to news reports. Blackstone Group LP (NYSE:BX), Apollo Global Management LLC and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co (NYSE:KKR) are among a handful of investment firms interested in the Brea, Calif.-based company after news surfaced that it was looking at strategic options, including a sale, according to Reuters.