Carlyle-backed Rigaku to acquire MILabs.

Carlyle-backed Rigaku, an international manufacturer and distributor of scientific, analytical and industrial instrumentation, agreed to acquire MILabs, a medical imaging device manufacturer. Financial terms were not disclosed. “Through this acquisition of MILabs, we expect synergies with Rigaku’s core X-ray related business, which will promote the company’s new initiative to expand into the life sciences field. We are confident that MILabs' unique products will significantly accelerate life sciences research related to pre-clinical imaging at universities, hospitals, and pharmaceutical companies," Toshiyuki Ikeda, Rigaku President and CEO.