WilmerHale acted as US special counsel to Danaher Corporation in connection with the offer and sale of five tranches of CHF-denominated bonds in an aggregate principal amount of CHF 1.25 billion. The offering consisted of (i) CHF 250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 0.4773% Guaranteed Bonds due 2027, (ii) CHF 325,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 0.8875% Guaranteed Bonds due 2029, (iii) CHF 325,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.2650% Guaranteed Bonds due 2033, (iv) CHF 225,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.6249% Guaranteed Bonds due 2037 and (v) CHF 125,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 1.9400% Guaranteed Bonds due 2045, each to be listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange. 

The bonds were issued by Danaher’s Luxembourg finance subsidiary, DH Switzerland Finance S.à r.l., and guaranteed by Danaher Corporation, the parent company of the Danaher group. The offering priced on October 1, 2025, and closed on October 10, 2025. BNP PARIBAS, Paris, Lancy/Geneva Branch, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft and Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, acting through Deutsche Bank AG Zurich Branch, acted as the joint lead managers for the offering.

The team advising Danaher was led by Molly Fox and included Andrew Langworthy, Rachael Joseph, and Amy O’Connell (Capital Markets), with assistance from Meghan Walsh and Benjamin Kelsey (Tax).