Bio-Rad - M&A Summary and Business Overview

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Bio-Rad M&A Summary

Bio-Rad has acquired 8 companies, including 2 in the last 5 years. A total of 1 acquisition came from private equity firms. It has also divested 1 asset.

Bio-Rad’s largest acquisition to date was in 2022, when it acquired Curiosity Diagnostics Sp. Z. o. o. for $170M. Bio-Rad has acquired in 4 different US states, and 3 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include life science (88%) and medical products (13%).

Bio-Rad Business Overview

Where is Bio-Rad headquartered?

Bio-Rad is headquartered in Hercules, California.

What is Bio-Rad’s revenue?

Bio-Rad disclosed revenue of 2,802M USD for 2022 and 2,923M USD for 2021.

How many employees does Bio-Rad have?

Bio-Rad has 8,200 employees.

What sector is Bio-Rad in?

Bio-Rad is a medical products company.

When was Bio-Rad founded?

Bio-Rad was founded in 1952.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity9
    • M&A Buy Activity8
    • M&A Sell Activity1
  • Total Sectors Invested 2
  • Total Countries Invested 3
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 4

Bio-Rad

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.

1000 Alfred Nobel Drive,
Hercules, California 94547
United States,
(510) 724-7000
www.bio-rad.com

Bio-Rad is a developer, manufacturer, and marketer of a broad range of medical tools and services to the life science research and clinical diagnostics markets. Bio-Rad was incorporated in 1952 and is based in Hercules, California.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.4/yr) # 6 1 - 1 - - 8
vol $269M $170M $439M
Sell (0.2/yr) # - 1 - - - - 1
  9

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Curiosity Diagnostics, Sp. Z. o. o. 2022-08-03 170M USD Divestiture
Warsaw, Poland · www.curiositydiagnostics.com
Celsee, Inc. 2020-04-09 - Add-on Acquisition
Ann Arbor, Michigan · www.celsee.com
Bio-Rad Spectroscopy 2020-04-02 - Divestiture
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · www.spectrabase.com
RainDance Technologies, Inc. 2017-01-16 - Add-on Acquisition
Billerica, Massachusetts · www.raindancetech.com
GnuBIO, Inc. 2014-04-10 - Add-on Acquisition
Cambridge, Massachusetts · www.gnubio.com
AbD Serotec, Inc. 2013-01-10 60M EUR Divestiture
Raleigh, North Carolina · www.abdserotec.com
QuantaLife, Inc. 2011-10-05 162M USD Add-on Acquisition
Pleasanton, California · www.quantalife.com
DiaMed GmbH 2007-10-02 - Add-on Acquisition
Cressier, Switzerland · www.diamed.ch
MJ Research, Inc. 2004-08-18 47M USD Add-on Acquisition
Waltham, Massachusetts
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M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Life Science 7 (88%) 439M (100%) - -
Medical Products 1 (13%) - - -
Publishing - - 1 (100%) -
Total 8 $439M 1 -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 6 269M 1 -
  Massachusetts 3 47M - -
  North Carolina 1 60M - -
  Michigan 1 - - -
  California 1 162M - -
  Pennsylvania - - 1 -
Poland 1 170M - -
Switzerland 1 - - -
Domestic 6 (75%) 269M (61%) 1 (100%) -
Cross-border 2 (25%) 170M (39%) - -
Total 8 $439M 1 -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 2 $332M
< $100M 2 $107M
TOTAL $439M
Largest Curiosity Diagnostics, Sp. Z. o. o.
$170M (2022-08-03)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
13%
1 (13%)
Strategic(s)
25%
2 (25%)
Divested to
Strategic(s)
100%
1 (100%)

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