TOKYO -- U.S. private equity firms, including Carlyle Group and Bain Capital, have tendered bids for Olympus' scientific instruments business, Nikkei has learned, in a transaction that could be worth as much as 200 billion yen ($1.5 billion).
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Carlyle, Bain offer to buy Olympus' scientific instruments unit
Sales price for Japanese unit could top $1.5bn with others making bids
Olympus is looking to sell off its lower margin scientific instrument's business to focus on medical equipment. (Source photos by AP and screenshot from Bain Capital and Evident websites)
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