WALTHAM, Mass. and SARASOTA, Fla., (December 19, 2018) – Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE: TMO), the world leader in serving science, and Roper Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: ROP), a leading diversified technology company, today announced that Thermo Fisher’s pending acquisition of Gatan, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Roper, requires further review by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) in the UK. Both parties continue to work cooperatively with the CMA through the review process.