M&A Deal Summary

bioMerieux Acquires Shanghai Zenka Biotechnology

On February 25, 2010, bioMerieux acquired life science company Shanghai Zenka Biotechnology

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is bioMerieux’s 8th transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is bioMerieux’s 2nd transaction in China.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2010-02-25
Target Shanghai Zenka Biotechnology
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) bioMerieux
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Shanghai Zenka Biotechnology

Shanghai, China
Shanghai Zenka Biotechnology is a specialist in culture media.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

bioMerieux

Marcy l'Etoile, France

Category Company
Founded 1963
Sector Life Science
Employees14,147
Revenue 4.0B EUR (2024)
DESCRIPTION

bioMerieux is a provider in the field of in vitro diagnostic solutions (reagents, instruments, software) that determine the source of disease and contamination to improve patient health and ensure consumer safety. Its products are used for diagnosing infectious diseases and providing high medical value results for cancer screening, monitoring, and cardiovascular emergencies. bioMerieux was founded in 1963 and is based in Marcy-l'Étoile, France.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 12 of 21
Sector: Life Science M&A 8 of 11
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 9 of 17
Country: China M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2010 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-01-14 Meikang Biotech Co.

Shanghai, China

Meikang Biotech (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. is a manufacturer of rapid tests products.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-05-19 AES Laboratoire Groupe SA

Combourg, France

AES Laboratoire Groupe SA is a specialized in industrial microbiological control.

Buy €183M