Olympus Corp. paid almost 60 percent more than the total market value for British medical equipment maker Gyrus Group PLC, a report by a foreign-affiliated auditing company showed Saturday.
The camera and medical equipment maker spent around ¥210 billion to purchase Gyrus in 2008, 58 percent more than the firm’s market value at the time, according to the report.
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