M&A Deal Summary

Bureau Veritas Acquires Acme Analytical Laboratories

On February 23, 2012, Bureau Veritas acquired business services company Acme Analytical Laboratories

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Bureau Veritas’ 25th transaction in the Business Services sector.
  • This is Bureau Veritas’ 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Bureau Veritas’ 1st transaction in British Columbia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-02-23
Target Acme Analytical Laboratories
Sector Business Services
Buyer(s) Bureau Veritas
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Acme Analytical Laboratories

Vancouver,, British Columbia, Canada
AcmeLabs is a provider of sampling preparation, assaying and geo-analytical services. The company operates a total of 29 testing and sample preparation laboratories in 12 countries.

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Buyer

Bureau Veritas

Neuilly-sur-Seine, France
Category Company
Founded 1828
Sector Business Services
Employees77,722
Revenue 5.9B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Bureau Veritas is delivering high quality services to help clients meet the growing challenges of quality, safety, environmental protection and social responsibility. Bureau Veritas was founded in 1828 and is based in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 25 of 79
Sector (Business Services) 25 of 65
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 24 of 76
State (British Columbia) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 4
Year (2012) 3 of 9
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Houston, Texas, United States

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