Bruker Mergers and Acquisitions Summary

Test/measurement EquipmentCompany

Bruker has acquired 38 companies, including 19 in the last 5 years. A total of 3 acquisitions came from private equity firms.

Bruker’s largest acquisition to date was in 2010, when it acquired Veeco - Scanning Probe and Optical Industrial Metrology for $229M. Bruker has acquired in 10 different US states, and 12 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include test/measurement equipment (48%) and medical products (16%).

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M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity38
    • M&A Buy Activity38
  • Total Sectors Invested 10
  • Total Countries Invested 12
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 7

Bruker

Bruker Corp.

40 Manning Road,
Billerica, Massachusetts 01821
United States,
(978) 663-3660
www.bruker.com

Bruker is a provider of high-performance scientific instruments and solutions for molecular and materials research, as well as for industrial and applied analysis. Bruker was founded in 1991 and is based in Billerica, Massachusetts.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '18 '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 T
Buy (2.4/yr) # 26 4 1 1 5 1 38
vol $242M $242M
Sell (0.0/yr) # - - - - - - 0
  38

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
ACQUIFER Imaging GmbH 2023-01-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Heidelberg, Germany · www.acquifer.de
Neurescence, Inc. 2022-11-12 - Add-on Acquisition
Toronto, Ontario · www.neurescence.com
Inscopix, Inc. 2022-11-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Mountain View, California · www.inscopix.com
IonSense, Inc. 2022-04-06 - Add-on Acquisition
Saugus, Massachusetts · www.ionsense.com
Optimal Industrial Automation Ltd. 2022-04-05 - Add-on Acquisition
Bristol, United Kingdom · www.optimal-ltd.co.uk
Prolab Instruments GmbH 2022-01-19 - Add-on Acquisition
Reinach, Switzerland · www.prolab.ch
MOLECUBES NV 2021-11-19 - Add-on Acquisition
Gent, Belgium · www.molecubes.com
Canopy Biosciences LLC 2020-09-11 - Add-on Acquisition
St. Louis, Missouri · www.canopybiosciences.com
Magnettech EPR - Business 2019-10-02 - Divestiture
, Germany
PMOD Technologies LLC 2019-07-08 - Add-on Acquisition
Zürich, Switzerland · www.pmod.com
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Business Unit M&A

Company Acquired Add-On/Sale Date #
Bruker Energy and Supercon Technologies, Inc.    - Oxford Instruments Superconducting Wire LLC 2016-11-17 1
Billerica, Massachusetts · www.bruker-est.com Tubney Woods, United Kingdom · www.oxford-instruments.com

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Test/Measurement Equipment 18 (47%) 242M (100%) - -
Medical Products 6 (16%) - - -
Software 4 (11%) - - -
Life Science 3 (8%) - - -
Semiconductors 2 (5%) - - -
Chemicals 1 (3%) - - -
Information Technology 1 (3%) - - -
Internet Software and Services 1 (3%) - - -
Manufacturing 1 (3%) - - -
Technology Hardware 1 (3%) - - -
Total 38 $242M - -

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 16 242M - -
  California 5 242M - -
  Massachusetts 2 - - -
  Wisconsin 1 - - -
  Washington 1 - - -
  Utah 1 - - -
  New York 1 - - -
  Missouri 1 - - -
  Minnesota 1 - - -
  Florida 1 - - -
Germany 10 - - -
Belgium 2 - - -
Switzerland 2 - - -
Australia 1 - - -
Austria 1 - - -
Canada 1 - - -
  Ontario 1 - - -
Israel 1 - - -
Italy 1 - - -
Netherlands 1 - - -
Spain 1 - - -
United Kingdom 1 - - -
Domestic 16 (42%) 242M (100%) - -
Cross-border 22 (58%) - - -
Total 38 $242M - -

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $229M
< $100M 1 $13M
TOTAL $242M
Largest Veeco - Scanning Probe and Optical Industrial Metrology
$229M (2010-08-16)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
8%
3 (8%)
Strategic(s)
11%
4 (11%)

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