In one of its largest ever investments, Carlyle Japan will support Rigaku’s continued global expansion Tokyo, Japan – Global investment firm The Carlyle Group (NASDAQ: CG) and Mr. Hikaru Shimura, President and CEO of Rigaku Corporation (“Rigaku”), Japan’s leading manufacturer of X-ray analysis, measurement and testing instruments, announce today the acquisition of all outstanding shares of Rigaku, through a holding […]
Fredericton, N.B. – Canadian business leader and serial entrepreneur Charles Cartmill announced today the sale of C-Therm Technologies Ltd. to the company’s top executive Adam Harris. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Cartmill commented, “I am proud to sell the business to Adam, who launched C-Therm with me 14 years ago. Adam has been an […]
Proposed transaction builds on both companies’ strategic R&D partnership Strengthens Sartorius position in downstream bioprocessing Göttingen — The life science company Sartorius today announced it has entered into an agreement through its subgroup Sartorius Stedim Biotech to acquire the chromatography process equipment division of Novasep. The parties agreed not to disclose the purchase price until […]
Cash and Stock Transaction Valued at Approximately $8.0 Billion THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and ARLINGTON, Va. – Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) (“Teledyne”) and FLIR Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ:FLIR) (“FLIR”) jointly announced today that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which Teledyne will acquire FLIR in a cash and stock transaction valued at approximately $8.0 billion. […]
LANSING, Mich. — NEOGEN Corporation (NASDAQ: NEOG) announced today that it has acquired Ireland-based Megazyme, Ltd. — a major supplier of analytical solutions used by quality control laboratories in the global food and beverage industries. Megazyme will continue to operate as a standalone business, and will be managed through NEOGEN’s European operations in Scotland. Megazyme […]
WALTHAM, Mass. — Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world leader in serving science, today announced it has completed the acquisition of Phitonex, Inc., a Durham, North Carolina-based company that has pioneered a spectral dye platform for high-resolution biology applications designed to accelerate research and development in cell therapy, immuno-oncology and immunology research. Phitonex’s product offering will enable Thermo […]
Seattle – LSBio (LSBio™), a leading provider of antibodies and life science research reagents, is pleased to announce its acquisition of Redcar, UK-based Absolute Antibody, Ltd. and its sister company Kerafast. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. LSBio provides IHC-validated reagent antibodies and services to the global community of academic, pharmaceutical and biotech researchers. […]
BERLIN and MUNICH, Germany — BioMedion AG (“BioMedion” or the “Company”) a global Compliance Management Software company providing controlled content and raw data management solutions for the life science industry, announces the acquisition of the Compliance Division of arivis AG (“arivis”), a provider of regulatory software and biomedical 3D and big image data software solutions. […]
Today, LGC announced the acquisition of Safefood 360°, the leading food safety and supplier management solutions platform. The acquisition expands LGC’s supply chain assurance offering which includes BRCGS’ leading certification scheme, Informed Sport and Informed Choice nutritional supplement endorsement marks and AXIO Proficiency Testing. Safefood 360° supports compliance with major food safety and supplier management requirements […]
ROCHESTER, NY – Transcat, Inc. (Nasdaq: TRNS) (“Transcat” or the “Company”), a leading provider of accredited calibration, repair, inspection and laboratory instrument services and value-added distributor of professional grade handheld test, measurement and control instrumentation, announced that it has acquired substantially all of the assets of BioTek Services, Inc. (“BioTek”), effective December 16, 2020. The […]
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