CHICAGO, Ill., SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. & VERNON HILLS, Ill. GTCR and Golden Gate Capital announced today that they have signed a definitive agreement to recapitalize Cole-Parmer Instrument Company (“Cole-Parmerâ€, or the “Companyâ€) alongside CEO Bernd Brust and the Cole-Parmer management team. As part of the transaction, GTCR will acquire a majority stake in Cole-Parmer, while […]
Spectris plc (‘Spectris’) (LSE: SXS), the productivity-enhancing instrumentation and controls company, today announces that it has agreed with Voith GmbH & Co. KGaA (‘Voith’) for Voith to acquire BTG Group (‘BTG’) from Spectris for a total gross cash consideration of €319 million (£283 million). The sale is in line with Spectris’ strategy to simplify and […]
Expands global filtration portfolio and establishes local manufacturing in Mainland China BILLERICA, Mass.— Entegris, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENTG), a leader in specialty chemicals and advanced materials solutions, announced today it has acquired Hangzhou Anow Microfiltration Co., Ltd., a filtration company for diverse industries including semiconductor, pharmaceutical, and medical. Headquartered in the Xindeng New District, Fuyang National Economic […]
BOCA RATON, FLORIDA—Arcline Investment Management (“Arcline”), a growth oriented private equity firm with $1.5 billion of capital under management, today announced that it has acquired a majority interest in Akron Biotechnology LLC (“Akron” or “The Company”). Akron will continue to be led by Claudia Zylberberg, PhD, the Company’s founder and CEO and a member of […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio–As concerns about Americans’ exposure to a certain group of chemical substances continues to grow, Battelle researchers have added another tool in their suite to help assess and understand occurrence. Known as per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), PFAS are chemicals that have been used for decades in products that repel stains, water, grease, and oil and in firefighting […]
LA JOLLA, Calif. — The Board of Directors of Cardea Bio and the Board of Directors of Nanosens Innovations have each authorized the respective companies to proceed with a proposed business combination. After the closing, Nanosens would become a subsidiary of Cardea, with the Nanosens brand representing a series of products leveraging the CRISPR-Chip technology. The closing […]
ANKENY, IA – Proliant Biologicals, LLC (Proliant), an LGI company (Lauridsen Group Inc.), today announced that it has acquired Boval BioSolutions from Lifecycle Biotechnologies of Fort Worth, TX. The acquisition concluded on September 2, 2019 and financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. According to Stephen Welch, President of Proliant, “Boval possesses proprietary technologies […]
THOUSAND OAKS, Calif.–Teledyne Technologies Incorporated (NYSE:TDY) announced today that its subsidiary, Teledyne Digital Imaging, Inc., has acquired Micralyne Inc. (“Micralyne”). Based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, Micralyne is a privately-owned foundry providing Micro Electro Mechanical Systems or MEMS devices. In particular, Micralyne possesses unique microfluidic technology for biotech applications, as well as capabilities in non-silicon-based MEMS […]
Builds on Multi-Year Growth Strategy in Critical Cell Analysis Technology SANTA CLARA, Calif.–Agilent Technologies Inc. (NYSE: A) today announced it has completed the acquisition of BioTek Instruments, a global leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of innovative life science instrumentation. The BioTek acquisition expands Agilent’s growing presence and expertise in cell analysis and strengthens […]
Insightful Science is a technology company with category-leading software designed to empower scientists at every step of the research and development process SAN DIEGO — GraphPad Software announced today it has acquired SnapGene, a leading bioinformatics software solution. SnapGene is the easiest way to plan, visualize, and document molecular biology procedures. It was developed by Benjamin Glick, Ph.D., a professor at […]
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