Carlyle, Bain submit bids for Olympus' scientific instruments unit

Carlyle, Bain submit bids for Olympus' scientific instruments unit

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US 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).