Invitrogen - M&A Summary, Ownership, and Business Overview

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Invitrogen M&A Summary

Invitrogen has acquired 5 companies of its own. A total of 2 acquisitions came from private equity firms. It has also divested 2 assets.

Invitrogen’s largest acquisition to date was in 2005, when it acquired Dynal Biotech ASA for $338M. It’s largest disclosed sale occurred in 2007, when it sold BioReliance to The Carlyle Group for $210M. Invitrogen has acquired in 3 different US states, and 2 countries. The Company’s most targeted sectors include life science (40%) and business services (20%).

Invitrogen Ownership

Who owns Invitrogen?

Invitrogen is owned by Life Technologies. It was acquired on November 1, 2008.

Was Invitrogen formerly PE-backed?

Yes. Invitrogen was formerly owned by 1 private investor.

Invitrogen Business Overview

Where is Invitrogen headquartered?

Invitrogen is headquartered in Carlsbad, California.

What sector is Invitrogen in?

Invitrogen is a life science company.

M&A Summary

  • M&A Total Activity7
    • M&A Buy Activity5
    • M&A Sell Activity2
  • Total Sectors Invested 4
  • Total Countries Invested 2
  • M&A Buy/Sell Connections 6

Invitrogen Corp.

1600 Faraday Avenue, PO Box 6482,
Carlsbad, California 92008
United States,
(760) 603-6497
www.invitrogen.com

Invitrogen Corp. develops, manufactures and markets research tools in kit form and provides other research products and services to corporate, academic and government entities.


M&A Summary

Buy vs Sell

Year ≤ '19 '20 '21 '22 '23 '24 T
Buy (0.0/yr) # 5 - - - - - 5
vol $428M $428M
Sell (0.0/yr) # 2 - - - - - 2
vol $210M $210M
  7

Most Recent M&A

Company Date Value Type
Applied Biosystems, Inc. 2008-11-01 - Divestiture
Foster City, California · www.appliedbiosystems.com
Applied Biosystems, Inc. 2008-06-11 7M USD Divestiture
Foster City, California · www.appliedbiosystems.com
CellzDirect, Inc. 2008-01-11 57M USD Add-on Acquisition
Durham, North Carolina
BioReliance Corp. 2007-04-12 210M USD Divestiture
Rockville, Maryland · www.bioreliance.com
Sentigen Holding Corp. 2006-12-01 26M USD Add-on Acquisition
Phillipsburg, New Jersey
Dynal Biotech ASA 2005-02-08 338M EUR Add-on Acquisition
Oslo, Norway · www.dynalbiotech.com
Novex 1999-01-01 - Add-on Acquisition
San Diego, California
View All >>

M&A by Sector

Sector Buy # Value Sell # Value
Life Science 2 (40%) 83M (19%) - -
Information Technology 1 (20%) 7M (2%) 1 (50%) -
Business Services 1 (20%) - - -
Manufacturing 1 (20%) 338M (79%) - -
Healthcare Services - - 1 (50%) 210M (100%)
Total 5 $428M 2 $210M

By Geo

State/Country Buy Value Sell Value
United States 4 90M 2 210M
  California 2 7M 1 -
  North Carolina 1 57M - -
  New Jersey 1 26M - -
  Maryland - - 1 210M
Norway 1 338M - -
Domestic 4 (80%) 90M (21%) 2 (100%) 210M (100%)
Cross-border 1 (20%) 338M (79%) - -
Total 5 $428M 2 $210M

Deal Values

buy # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $338M
< $100M 3 $90M
TOTAL $428M
Largest Dynal Biotech ASA
$338M (2005-02-08)
sell # Total
$100M to $1B 1 $210M
TOTAL $210M
Largest BioReliance Corp.
$210M (2007-04-12)

M&A Connections

Deals
Acquired from
Investor(s)
40%
2 (40%)
Strategic(s)
20%
1 (20%)
Divested to
Investor(s)
50%
1 (50%)
Strategic(s)
50%
1 (50%)

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