VOL. XLI

No. 37

14-September-1998

BAHRAIN

Investcorp Acquires Leica Geosystems For $313Mn

The Bahrain based global investment group Investcorp announced on 3 September that inconjunction with Leica Geosystems management it will acquire Leica Geosystems from LancetInvestments BV of Holland for $313mn. Leica Geosystems is a high-precision measurementinstrument and systems manufacturer based in Switzerland and, according to Johannes Huth,a member of Investcorp's Management Committee, "is a...