M&A Deal Summary

Becton Dickinson Acquires KIESTRA Lab Automation BV

On February 13, 2012, Becton Dickinson acquired healthcare services company KIESTRA Lab Automation BV

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Becton Dickinson’s 4th transaction in the Healthcare Services sector.
  • This is Becton Dickinson’s 1st transaction in the Netherlands.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-02-13
Target KIESTRA Lab Automation BV
Sector Healthcare Services
Buyer(s) Becton Dickinson
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

KIESTRA Lab Automation BV

Drachten, Netherlands
KIESTRA Lab Automation BV, a Netherlands-based company that designs, develops, manufactures, markets and sells innovative lab automation solutions for the microbiology lab. KIESTRA total Lab Automation, and its solutions automate manual and time-consuming tasks within the microbiology laboratory to increase productivity, while still relying on the microbiologists’ technical expertise to deliver high-quality results.

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Buyer

Becton Dickinson

Franklin Lake, New Jersey, United States

Category Company
Founded 1897
Sector Medical Products
Employees70,000
Revenue 20.2B USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Becton Dickinson is a global medical technology company that develops, manufactures and sells medical devices, instrument systems and reagents. The Company is dedicated to improving people's health throughout the world. Becton Dickinson was incorporated in 1897 and is headquartered in Franklin Lake, New Jersey.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 30
Sector: Healthcare Services M&A 4 of 7
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 10 of 25
Country: Netherlands M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-07-27 Carmel Pharma AB

Molndal, Sweden

Carmel Pharma ab engages in the manufacture and distribution of products that improve the quality of life of people who prepare, administer, and dispose of hazardous drugs. It offers the PhaSeal System, a closed-system drug transfer device that prevents hazardous drug interaction with the environment.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-07-11 Safety Syringes

Carlsbad, California, United States

Safety Syringes, Inc. specializes in the development of anti-needlestick devices for the healthcare industry. Safety Syringes, Inc. has developed safety technology with applications including: prefilled pharmaceutical glass syringes and cartridges, disposable plastic hypodermic syringes, blood collection devices, IV catheters and dental syringes. Numerous pending and issued U.S. and international patents protect the products developed by Safety Syringes, Inc. Safety Syringes is headquartered in Carlsbad, California.

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