Investment Summary

Merck Invests In InnovationLab

On May 12, 2014, Merck invested in life science company InnovationLab

Investment Highlights
  • This is Merck’s 4th transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Merck’s 5th transaction in Germany.

Investment Summary

Date 2014-05-12
Target InnovationLab
Sector Life Science
Investor(s) Merck
Deal Type Stake Purchase

Target

InnovationLab

Heidelberg, Germany
InnovationLab GmbH is an application-oriented research and transfer platform of business and science in the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan region.

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Investor(S) 1

Investor

Merck

Darmstadt, Germany

Category Company
Founded 1668
Sector Diversified
Employees64,011
Revenue 21.2B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Merck is a science and technology company in healthcare, life science, and performance materials. It develops technologies that improve and enhance life, from biopharmaceutical therapies to treat cancer or multiple sclerosis, cutting-edge systems for scientific research and production, to liquid crystals for smartphones and LCD televisions. Merck was founded in 1668 and is based in Darmstadt, Germany.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 26
Sector: Life Science M&A 4 of 12
Type: Stake Purchase M&A Deals 2 of 2
Country: Germany M&A 5 of 6
Year: 2014 M&A 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-05-02 AZ Electronic Materials SA

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

AZ Electronic Materials S.A., is a producer and supplier of specialty chemical materials for the electronics market.

Buy €1.9B
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-07-01 Peer+ B.V.

Eindhoven, Netherlands

Peer+ B.V. is a producer and seller of smart energy glasses.

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