M&A Deal Summary

Agilent Acquires Varian

On May 14, 2010, Agilent acquired test/measurement equipment company Varian for 1.5B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Agilent’s 3rd transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is Agilent’s 3rd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Agilent’s 11th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Agilent’s 8th transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2010-05-14
Target Varian
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) Agilent
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.5B USD
Advisor(s) Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati (Legal)

Target

Varian

Santa Clara, California, United States
Varian, Inc. is a worldwide supplier of scientific instruments and vacuum technologies for life science, environmental, energy, and applied research and other applications. The company provides solutions, including instruments, vacuum products, laboratory consumable supplies, software, training and support through its global distribution and support systems. Varian, Inc. employs approximately 3,600 people worldwide and operates manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe and Asia Pacific.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Agilent

Santa Clara, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1999
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees17,600
Revenue 6.8B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Agilent's headquarters in Santa Clara, California.
Entrance to Agilent's headquarters in Santa Clara, California.

Agilent is a producer of solutions that includes instruments, software, services, and consumables for the entire laboratory workflow. Agilent's life sciences and applied markets business provide application-focused solutions that include instruments and software that enable customers to identify, quantify, and analyze the physical and biological properties of substances and products, as well as enable customers in the clinical and life sciences research areas to interrogate samples at the molecular level. Agilent was founded in 1999 and is based in Santa Clara, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 38
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 3 of 9
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 9 of 35
State (California) 8 of 13
Country (United States) 11 of 28
Year (2010) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 3 of 12
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-05-03 Agilent Technologies - Network Solutions Test Business

Santa Clara, California, United States

Agilent Technologies - Network Solutions Test Business is a provider in wireless test instruments and systems.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-01-19 A2 Technologies

Danbury, Connecticut, United States

A2 Technologies focuses on Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) technology for lab and field use. The company designs, develops and manufactures FT-IR spectrometers for routine analysis and out-of-lab applications in the petrochemical, environmental, aerospace, art conservation, academia and geosciences markets. A2 Technologies’ unique, patented technology offers customers high-performance analytical capabilities in a compact size.

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