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DANAHER CORP. $101 (New York symbol DHR; Manufacturing & Industry sector; Shares outstanding: 696.6 million; Market cap: $70.4 billion; Dividend yield: 0.6%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.danaher.com) makes precision-testing equipment and tools. Its major customers include medical research labs, dentists and municipal water utilities. Its brands include Beckman Coulter, ChemTreat, Pantone and KaVo Kerr. In July 2016, Danaher combined its Test & Measurement business with its Industrial Technologies operations and spun off that firm as Fortive Corp. (New York symbol FTV). Shareholders received one share of Fortive for every two Danaher shares they held. Danaher now plans to spin off its dental business, which includes its Nobel Biocare, Ormco and KaVo Kerr brands. That business supplies around 15% of Danaher’s revenue. The company has yet to provide more details regarding the spinoff, but it should complete the transaction in the second half of 2019. The new company will have almost $3 billion in annual revenue and 12,000 employees worldwide. In the three months ended June 29, 2018, Danaher’s revenue…