Brno, Czech Republic, and Tokyo, Japan – Global investment firm Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG) today announced that it has agreed to sell Tescan Group (“Tescan”), a leading manufacturer of electron microscopes and advanced scientific and analytical instruments, to Shimadzu Corporation, a global provider of analytical and measuring technologies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The enterprise value […]
Company: Shimadzu Corporation Representative: Yasunori Yamamoto, President & CEO (Code No. 7701, TSE Prime Market) Contact: Shogoro Iwakiri, Corporate Strategy Planning Department (Phone: +81-75-823-1559) Shimadzu Corporation (the “Company” or “Shimadzu”) today announced that it has reached an agreement with Carlyle to acquire Tescan Group a.s. (“Tescan”), one of the pioneering companies in electron microscopy based […]
Medical Technology Associates, LLC (MTA) is pleased to announce the acquisition of Florida Pipette Calibration, LLC (Florida Pipette). Florida Pipette specializes in pipette calibration and repair services for medical, scientific and research facilities. Debbie Martella, president of Florida Pipette, stated, “We are thrilled to collaborate with MTA as we continue to build momentum in our […]
DKSH has signed an agreement to acquire Biomedic Science Material Joint Stock Company (“Biomedic”), a leading distributor of equipment and reagents used in the biotechnology and diagnostic market in Vietnam. With this transaction, DKSH Technology further extends its scientific solutions business in line with the Business Unit’s strategy to solidify its position as a leading […]
REDMOND, Wash. – Radiant Vision Systems, a leading provider of imaging systems for scientific evaluation of light sources and displays, announced that it will merge with its sister company, Konica Minolta Sensing Americas to form a new company. This integration will take place on April 1, 2026, and will combine two leaders in the sensing market […]
Ramsey, New Jersey – Konica Minolta Sensing Americas, a leading provider of advanced optical technology that precisely measures the elements of color and light, announced that it will merge with its sister company, Radiant Vision Systems to form a new company. This integration will take place on April 1, 2026, and will combine two leaders in […]
CVC, one of the world’s leading private markets investment firms, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Smiths Detection, a global leader in threat-detection and security-screening technologies for airports and critical infrastructure, from Smiths Group plc. Leveraging CVC’s extensive experience in executing corporate carve-outs and history of scaling newly independent companies, […]
Analytical Technologies Group (“ATG Service” or “ATG”), a portfolio company of Reynolda Equity Partners (“Reynolda”), has acquired InTech Scientific Solutions (“InTech”). Based in Providence, Rhode Island, ATG Service provides service, maintenance and repair for laboratory instruments critical in pharmaceutical research, development and manufacturing. ATG Service’s customers include pharmaceutical and biotech companies, CDMO’s, universities and government […]
Männedorf, Switzerland – The Tecan Group (SIX Swiss Exchange: TECN) today announced the acquisition of Wako Automation assets, including the flagship Director™ scheduling software and select hardware modules. The transaction was completed on December 1, 2025. It is Tecan’s strategic objective to expand its addressable market beyond liquid-handling-centric offerings and reinforce its leadership in laboratory […]
We are pleased to announce that effective 20. November 2025, Semilab has acquired Bristol Nano Dynamics Ltd. (BND), a spin-out of the University of Bristol in the UK. BND is an instrument manufacturer specializing in rapid, high-resolution mapping and nanoscale surface characterization. Their 40+ years’ of combined experience in developing scanning probe microscopes resulted in versatile and user-friendly tools to address measurement […]
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