Shimadzu Corporation completed the acquisition on July 10 of all shares of Glass HoldCo s.r.o., which indirectly holds all shares of TESCAN GROUP, a.s. (“TESCAN”), a Europe-based pioneer in electron microscopy, thereby making TESCAN a wholly owned subsidiary. This transaction completes the share acquisition procedures for Glass HoldCo s.r.o. that Shimadzu announced on December 25, […]
Seer is Delivering Clear Progress Against its Strategic Plan and Maintaining Focus on Cost Discipline, Governance Rigor and Product Innovation Highly Qualified, Independent and Accountable Board Has Taken Decisive Action to Advance Stockholders’ Best Interests Board Urges Stockholders to Vote “FOR” ONLY Seer’s Director Nominees on the BLUE Proxy Card REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Seer, Inc. (Nasdaq: […]
NEW YORK and FREDERICK, Md. — Surplus Solutions LLC (“Surplus Solutions”), a portfolio company of NMS Capital (“NMS”), announced today the acquisition of DCM BioServices (“DCM Bio” or the “Company”), a Frederick, Maryland-based provider of laboratory automation maintenance, repair, technical support, and integration solutions. The acquisition expands Surplus Solutions’ technical service capabilities and supports the […]
No Stockholder Action Required at This Time REDWOOD CITY, Calif. — Seer, Inc. (Nasdaq: SEER), the pioneer and trusted partner for deep, unbiased proteomic insights, today announced that it has received an unsolicited, non-binding proposal from Omid Farokhzad, M.D., Seer’s Chair and Chief Executive Officer, to acquire all of the outstanding shares of Seer’s Class […]
With CVC’s investment in technology and innovation, Smiths Detection is positioned to strengthen its market-leading positions Smiths Detection, a global leader in threat detection and security screening technologies, today announces the completion of its transition from Smiths Group to CVC Capital Partners (CVC), one of the world’s leading private markets investment firms. Jerome de Chassey, […]
Accelerating Entry into the Middle East Energy Transition Market HORIBA, Ltd. (President: Masayuki Adachi; hereinafter “HORIBA”) announced on February 13, 2026, the establishment of HORIBA Middle East Limited in Abu Dhabi. The new company marks HORIBA’s first presence in the Middle East and will be located in Masdar City, a pioneering sustainable urban community and […]
Highly complementary combination expands Agilent’s pathology portfolio and ability to serve customers across clinical and research settings Expected to be accretive to Agilent’s top-line growth rate, margin profile and non-instrument revenue mix in the first year SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced the successful completion of its previously announced acquisition […]
Purchase price of US$73 per share in cash represents an enterprise value of US$11.3 billion (EUR 9.9 billion). Darmstadt, Germany Purchase price of US$73 per share in cash represents an enterprise value of US$11.3 billion (EUR 9.9 billion) Proposed acquisition expected to be immediately accretive to sales growth and EBITDA pre margin post-closing, and EPS […]
Stockholders to Receive $18.50 Per Share in Cash Representing a 26% Premium to 60-day Volume-Weighted Average Price Transaction to Strengthen Simulations Plus and Accelerate Growth Through Anticipated Combination with Chemical Computing Group RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Simulations Plus, Inc. (Nasdaq: SLP) (“Simulations Plus” or the “Company”), a global leader in model-informed and AI-accelerated drug […]
AUSTIN, Texas — Astrotech Corporation (Nasdaq: ASTC) (“Astrotech” or the “Company”) today announced that its Board of Directors has approved a potential sale process of its 1st Detect Corporation subsidiary (“1st Detect”), developer of the TRACER 1000 mass spectrometry-based explosives and narcotics trace detection (“ETD”) platform. The TRACER 1000 is the only mass spectrometry ETD […]
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