VWR International, LLC Acquires Trenka Industriebedarf Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H. in Austria

VIENNA, Austria – VWR International, LLC, a leading global laboratory supply and distribution company, has agreed to acquire the safety products distribution business of Trenka Industriebedarf Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H., subject to customary closing conditions. The parties anticipate completion of the transaction on or around May 1, 2011.

“Trenka’s product portfolio allows VWR to offer a broader selection of products to Austrian industrial customers, including those in the pharmaceutical and food and beverage sectors,” explained Manuel Brocke-Benz, VWR’s Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Europe. “This acquisition reflects our commitment to provide a broad portfolio to meet the specific needs of our customers.”

Trenka, located in Vienna, distributes a range of industrial clothing, testing equipment and personal protection equipment to customers in Austria.

Financial details of this acquisition remain confidential.

About VWR International, LLC

VWR International, LLC, headquartered in Radnor, Pennsylvania, is a global laboratory supply and distribution company with worldwide sales in excess of $3.6 billion in 2010. VWR enables the advancement of the world’s most critical research through the distribution of a highly diversified product line to most of the world’s top pharmaceutical and biotech companies, as well as industrial, educational and governmental organizations. With 150 years of industry experience, VWR offers a well-established distribution network that reaches thousands of specialized labs and facilities spanning the globe. VWR has over 7,000 associates around the world working to streamline the way researchers across North America, Europe, and Asia stock and maintain their labs. In addition, VWR further supports its customers by providing onsite services, storeroom management, product procurement, supply chain systems integration and technical services.

For more information on VWR, phone 1-800-932-5000, visit www.vwr.com, or write, VWR International, LLC, Radnor Corporate Center, Building One, Suite 200, 100 Matsonford Road, Radnor, PA 19087.

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