M&A Deal Summary

Bruker Acquires Prolab Instruments

On January 19, 2022, Bruker acquired test/measurement equipment company Prolab Instruments

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bruker’s 18th transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is Bruker’s 2nd transaction in Switzerland.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2022-01-19
Target Prolab Instruments
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) Bruker
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Prolab Instruments

Reinach, Switzerland
Prolab Instruments is specialized in low-flow, high precision liquid chromatography technology and systems. Prolab Instruments was founded in 1988 and is based in Reinach, Switzerland.

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Buyer

Bruker

Billerica, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Founded 1991
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees11,396
Revenue 3.4B USD (2024)
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 33 of 48
Sector: Test/Measurement Equipment M&A 18 of 20
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 28 of 43
Country: Switzerland M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2022 M&A 1 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-11-19 MOLECUBES

Gent, Belgium

MOLECUBES is a manufacturer of molecular imaging instrumentation for preclinical research. MOLECUBES offers a modular benchtop platform, consisting of preclinical PET, SPECT, and CT CUBES imagers. MOLECUBES is based in Gent, Belgium.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-04-05 Optimal Industrial Automation

Bristol, United Kingdom

Optimal Industrial Automation offers a complete one-stop-shop for all automation needs. Optimal Industrial Automation software services cover the full spectrum from PLCs through SCADA to DCS, high-level languages such as C# & VB DotNet, and database work including real-time industrial databases. Optimal Industrial Automation was founded in 1987 and is based in Bristol, United Kingdom.

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