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UK company insists offer from US group was highest it received
Industrial titan to acquire Cambridge company for $5.7bn
Purchase made a fortnight after group announced pre-tax loss
Chief says more assets to be sold as break-up of industrial conglomerate continues
John Flannery’s focus shifts to improving the performance of the remaining businesses
Medical technology unit needs to achieve a paradigm shift of its own
Industrial conglomerates can succeed without attaching a bank
US industrial and healthcare equipment company to snap up maker of water filtration systems
Brother pays premium to discourage bidding war
Offer falls short of knockout blow to Melrose
Acquisitive US engineering group will have to raise mooted offer
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