M&A Deal Summary

Bruker Acquires Hysitron

On January 24, 2017, Bruker acquired test/measurement equipment company Hysitron

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bruker’s 10th transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is Bruker’s 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Bruker’s 1st transaction in Minnesota.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-01-24
Target Hysitron
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) Bruker
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Hysitron

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
Hysitron, Inc. is a technology provider in the development, manufacture and sale of nanomechanical test instrumentation and has designed, manufactured and serviced cutting-edge technology for the scientific community.

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Buyer

Bruker

Billerica, Massachusetts, United States
Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees9,707
Revenue 3.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Bruker is a provider of high-performance scientific instruments and solutions for molecular and materials research, as well as for industrial and applied analysis. Bruker was founded in 1991 and is based in Billerica, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 16 of 47
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 10 of 20
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 12 of 42
State (Minnesota) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 9 of 21
Year (2017) 3 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-04 SCiLS

Bremen, Germany

SCiLS GmbH is a developer of software tools such as statistical analysis software, sophisticated visualization viewers, and secure cloud-based services for collaborative interpretation of complex mass spectrometry imaging (MSI) data sets.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-05-08 Luxendo

Heidelberg, Germany

Luxendo GmbH is a developer and manufacturer of proprietary light-sheet fluorescence microscopy instruments. Luxendo's proprietary single plane illumination microscopy (SPIM) technique significantly reduces sampling times over conventional laser scanning confocal microscopes, while reducing phototoxicity and damaging side effects on living specimens.

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