Potential Carestream buyers dwindle to two bidders

It appears there are just two remaining potential bidders vying for control of Carestream Health, according to a Reuters report.

Bain Capital and Thomas H. Lee Partners are the final two firms in the running after others withdrew from the process to acquire Carestream from Onex, according to the report. Once hoping to sell Carestream for $3.5 billion, Onex has now valued the medical imaging company at no more than $2.5 billion, according to Reuters. Read more at the link below:

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