NORTHBROOK, Ill.–IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX – News) today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Nova Technologies Corporation (“NTC”), a leading provider of metering technology and flow monitoring services for the water and wastewater markets. NTC develops products and provides comprehensive integrated solutions that enable industry, municipalities and government agencies to analyze […]

Elementar Analysensysteme, Germany, the leading manufacturer of elemental analyzers has signed an agreement to acquire the Gas IRMS product line from GV Instruments Limited (UK), a wholly owned subsidiary of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (US). Isoprime Ltd., the new 100% daughter of Elementar, will continue to manufacture, support and develop the Isoprime product line of […]

CROWBOROUGH, East Sussex, 8 November 2007 Servomex, a leading supplier of gas analysis solutions to the refining, chemical and petrochemical, industrial gas and power generation industries, announces that it has acquired the business of Contrôle Analytique, a leading provider of specialist gas analysis products. The acquisition will enable Servomex to increase its product offering in […]

SANTA CLARA, Calif. & MENLO PARK, Calif.–Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE:A – News) and Velocity11 today announced that they have signed a definitive agreement for Agilent to acquire Velocity11. Velocity11, privately held, is a leader in automated liquid handling and laboratory robotics for the life science market. Financial details were not disclosed. The acquisition is expected […]

WEST CHESTER, PA, November 6, 2007 – VWR International, LLC, a leading supplier to the global research laboratory industry, today announced that it has acquired Omnilabo International B.V., a Netherlands-based laboratory supply distributor. Omnilabo has 42 employees based in the Netherlands and Belgium. Manuel Brocke-Benz, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of VWR’s European Operations, […]

Chip array key technology with exclusive usage rights expands bio solutions portfolio. Initial systems already on the market. Jena/Itzehoe, November 06, 2007 – Analytik Jena AG (Frankfurt, Prime Standard: AJA), the leading provider of analytical measuring systems for food inspection, environmental analysis, medicine and biotechnology, today announced the conclusion of an agreement which gives Analytik […]

PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 5 — Varian, Inc. (Nasdaq: VARI – News) today announced that it has acquired the assets of Analogix, Inc., a privately owned company based in Burlington, Wisconsin, for approximately $11 million in cash plus assumed net debt, subject to certain net asset adjustments. The transaction also includes the opportunity for additional […]

Nova Capital Management, the specialist acquirer of private equity and corporate portfolios, is pleased to announce the £75million acquisition of the Barloworld Scientific Laboratory Group of businesses from Barloworld Limited, a South African listed international industrial company. Nova Capital Management, the specialist acquirer of private equity and corporate portfolios, is pleased to announce the £75 […]

Jerry Blakeley, President and owner of Extech Instruments Corporation announces he has entered into an agreement whereby the stock of the company is to be acquired by FLIR Systems Inc. The transaction, which is subject to various standard closing conditions, is expected to close within the fourth quarter. Extech Instruments Corporation, based in Waltham, Massachusetts, […]

NORTHBROOK, Ill.–IDEX Corporation (NYSE: IEX – News) today announced the acquisition of Isolation Technologies, a leading developer of advanced column hardware and accessories for the High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) market. HPLC instruments are used in a variety of analytical chemistry applications, with primary commercial applications including drug discovery and quality control measurements for pharmaceutical […]