Vleuten, the Netherlands/Haan, Germany 5/2/12—The Verder Group acquired elemental analyzer supplier ELTRA GmbH in March for an undisclosed amount. ELTRA had revenues of €11 million ($15.3 million = €0.72 = $1) in 2011. “We are particularly happy that the founder and Managing Director of ELTRA, Mr. Yiannakis Polemitis, will stay in the management in the […]
Lake Forest, IL 4/30/12—Health and science technologies company IDEX has acquired ERC from MH Capital Partners for ¥1.65 billion ($21 million = ¥80.23 = $1) in cash. ERC manufactures gas liquid separations and detection solutions for the life science, analytical instrumentation and clinical chemistry markets, including in-line membrane vacuum-degassing solutions, refractive index detectors and ozone-generation […]
Waltham, MA 5/1/12; New York, NY 5/1/12—Thermo Fisher Scientific has acquired Doe & Ingalls Management for $175 million from Pouschine Cook, Anchor Capital Partners and management. Doe & Ingalls Management provides specialty production chemicals and customized supply chain services to the life sciences and microelectronics industries, including services for the management of risk, quality and […]
Santa Clara, CA 5/3/12—Affymetrix has announced that it amended its existing agreement to acquire eBioscience, a provider of flow cytometry and immunoassay reagents for immunology and oncology research and diagnostics (see IBO 11/30/11), and expects to complete the transaction by June 30. Affymetrix will pay $315 million in cash for the company. “By amending the […]
Radnor, PA 4/27/12—VWR International has agreed to acquire basan Germany, a distributor of products and related services for clean rooms in Europe and Southeast Asia. Financial details were not disclosed. The company also distributes its own basan brand of consumables. “Basan’s well-established reputation in cleanroom products and services combined with their strong product and application […]
Lissieu, France 3/7/12—Life Technologies has acquired Laboratorie Service International (LSI), a manufacturer of animal-health diagnostics, for an undisclosed amount. “Combining the breadth of complementary solutions in our respective portfolios will benefit customers in Europe,” said Nir Nimrodi, vice president and general manager of Life Technologies Food Safety and Animal Health. “LSI offers first-class diagnostic products […]
Washington, DC 4/10/12; Grand Rapids, MI 4/10/12—Danaher has definitively agreed to acquire color-measurement technology firm X-Rite for $5.55 per share in cash for a total of about $625 million, including the assumption of debt, net of cash. The price per share is 39% higher than X-Rite’s April 9 closing price of $4 per share. “We […]
Basel, Switzerland 4/28/12; San Diego, CA 4/28/12—Roche did not extend its unsolicited offer for Illumina stock after Illumina shareholders’ April 18 vote to re-elect Illumina’s Board nominees and reject Roche’s proposals (see IBO 4/15/12). “We continue to hold Illumina and its management in very high regard but, with access only to public information about Illumina’s […]
St. Louis, MO 4/2/12—Sigma-Aldrich has acquired Research Organics, a supplier of high-purity biochemicals, for an undisclosed amount. Research Organics joins Sigma-Aldrich’s SAFC business. “Research Organics is an important addition to our pharmaceutical grade portfolio of raw materials for the biopharmaceutical industry,” commented SAFC President Gilles Cottier. “It will also enable us to provide SAFC’s customers […]
Radnor, PA 4/3/12—Laboratory supply and distribution firm VWR International has acquired Czech Republic–based distributions VITRUM PRAHA and VITRUM ROZNOV for an undisclosed amount. “This acquisition marks our continued commitment to Central and Eastern Europe,” stated Manuel Brocke-Benz, VWR senior vice president and managing director of European Operations. “VITRUM is well established and recognized nationally throughout […]
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