Maven has exited its investment in Crawford Scientific (Crawford), a leading supplier of chromatography products and analytical services to the laboratory research and testing sectors, following its sale to Limerston Capital Partners. The sale realised a return for Maven clients of 4.7x the initial investment in just over three years, with an IRR of 70%. […]
Spectris plc (‘Spectris’) (LSE: SXS), the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, today announces that it has completed the acquisition of the privately-held US company The Omnicon Group, Inc. (‘Omnicon’) for an initial consideration of $29 million. Omnicon provides a range of services to help its customers analyse and improve product reliability and safety. Key industries […]
Eurofins Scientific (EUFI.PA), a European leader in Forensic DNA and Toxicology testing in France, Germany and Belgium, announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire the Forensics and Security division of LGC (“LGC Forensics”), the largest player in the UK forensics market, a European pioneer in this field and a significant forensic DNA testing […]
CHELMSFORD, Mass. — Brooks Automation, Inc. (Nasdaq:BRKS) announced today that it has acquired 4titude, Ltd., a manufacturer of scientific consumables for biological sample materials used in a variety of genomic and DNA analytical applications. Based in Surrey, England, 4titude sells its products into more than 50 countries worldwide. The total purchase price of the acquisition was approximately $65 million in […]
Edinburgh – Photonic Solutions Limited (“Photonic Solutions”) is pleased to announce that with the support of Panoramic Growth Equity (“Panoramic”), a leading equity investor in fast growing, entrepreneurial UK companies, that an employee backed buyout (EBO) has been successfully completed. The EBO will secure the future of the company at its base in Edinburgh, and with […]
The Partners of ShoreView Industries are pleased to announce that Edstrom Holdings, LLC (“Edstrom”), a ShoreView portfolio company, has acquired Triple Red Ltd (“Triple Red”). Based in the United Kingdom, Triple Red manufactures and sells a broad range of equipment and services in support of the life sciences research and healthcare applications. Triple Red provides […]
Culver City, CA – Sofie Biosciences, Inc., the molecular imaging company specializing in novel tools for PET imaging and radiosynthesis of PET compounds, has today announced the completion of the acquisition of Zevacor Pharma to form “SOFIE”. The addition of Zevacor Pharma’s 16 radiopharmacies and Contract Manufacturing Organization will complement Sofie Biosciences’ imaging and radiochemistry […]
MERLIN will become Bruker´s Center of Excellence for specialty biochemical and selected, high-value MALDI Biotyper-based antibiotic resistance and susceptibility testing BREMEN, Germany — Bruker today announced the closing of its acquisition of MERLIN Diagnostika GmbH, located near Bonn, Germany. MERLIN has in-depth expertise in products, services and consulting in the fields of antibiotic resistance testing (ART) and antibiotic susceptibility […]
Tokyo, Japan—Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation (TSE: 8036, Hitachi High-Tech) announced today that it would enter the diagnostic testing service business by accepting a private placement of new shares by MagArray, Inc. (MagArray) of the U.S. to make it an equity-method affiliate. Hitachi High-Tech has made the field of biotechnology and healthcare its priority. Amid a recent […]
Investment Will Support Continued Growth in Scientific and Research Equipment Supplier WASHINGTON, DC – Global alternative asset manager The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG), today announced that it has closed a majority investment in Thomas Scientific, a fast-growing provider of laboratory supplies and equipment to the scientific and research community. Rob Patterson, a fourth-generation family owner, will retain […]
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