Sunnyvale, CA and Toronto, Canada 1/29/07—MDS has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Molecular Devices for $615 million in cash, or $35.50 per share, a 49% premium over the January 26 trading price. In the first 12 months, the acquisition is expected to add $190 million in revenues and $45–$50 million in EBITDA (earnings before […]
The proposed acquisition of Molecular Devices by MDS Sciex (see page 2) will create a company with an estimated $470 million in fiscal 2006 revenues, putting it among the top 20 companies in the analytical and life science instrument industry (see IBO 4/15/06). In essence, the purchase transforms MDS Sciex into a full-blown instrument company, […]
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