Add-on Acquisition • Medical Products

Bausch & Lomb Acquires Dental Research

On December 8, 1998, Bausch & Lomb acquired medical products company Dental Research for 133M USD

Acquisition Context

This is Bausch & Lomb’s 1st transaction in the Medical Products sector.
This is Bausch & Lomb’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
This is Bausch & Lomb’s 1st transaction in the United States.

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M&A Deal Summary
Date	December 8, 1998
Target	Dental Research
Sector	Medical Products
Buyer(s)	Bausch & Lomb
Deal Type	Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value	133M USD

Target Company

Dental Research

United States

Dental Research Corporation is a privately held manufacturer of dental plaque removers.

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Buyer Overview 1

Buyer

Bausch & Lomb

Rochester, New York, United States

Category	Company
Founded	1853
Sector	Medical Products
Revenue	3.3B USD (2013)

DESCRIPTION

Bausch & Lomb is a manufacturer of ophthalmic products.

Deal Context for Buyer	#
Overall	1 of 9
Sector: Medical Products	1 of 6
Type: Add-on Acquisition	1 of 7
Country: United States	1 of 6
Year: 1998	1 of 1
Size (of disclosed)	1 of 1

FOLLOWING DEAL

DATE	TARGET	DEAL TYPE	VALUE
1999-04-29	Bausch & Lomb - Sunglass Business Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States Bausch & Lomb's sunglass business includes the Ray Ban, Arnette, Revo and Killer Loop brands.	Sell	$640M

DATE

TARGET

DEAL TYPE

VALUE

1999-04-29

Bausch & Lomb - Sunglass Business

Bridgewater, New Jersey, United States

Bausch & Lomb's sunglass business includes the Ray Ban, Arnette, Revo and Killer Loop brands.

Sell

$640M

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