M&A Deal Summary

Calibre Scientific Acquires Edge Biosystems

On December 1, 2015, Calibre Scientific acquired life science company Edge Biosystems from StoneCalibre

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Calibre Scientific’s 2nd transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Calibre Scientific’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Calibre Scientific’s 1st transaction in Maryland.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-12-01
Target Edge Biosystems
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Calibre Scientific
Sellers(s) StoneCalibre
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Edge Biosystems

Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States
EdgeBio is an established research reagents and sequencing services company.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Calibre Scientific

Holland, Ohio, United States
Category Company
Sector Life Science
DESCRIPTION

Calibre Scientific represents a portfolio of niche life science companies, across various key verticals, that have an unrivaled ability to address the unique challenges of their respective markets. Calibre Scientific is based in Holland, Ohio.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 35
Sector (Life Science) 2 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 32
State (Maryland) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 8
Year (2015) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-10-14 Anatrace

Maumee, Ohio, United States

Anatrace is a developer, manufacturer and distributor of unique, high purity detergents and synthetic lipids for use in membrane protein studies. Anatrace is based in Maumee, Ohio.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-07-19 Alpha-Tec Systems

Vancouver, Washington, United States

Alpha-Tec Systems is a provider of proprietary digestion, decontamination, neutralization and other sample preparation products for mycobacteria diagnostics that improve laboratory test results and are compatible with a variety of downstream testing methodologies. Alpha-Tec is well-respected in the marketplace for its high-quality products as well as its exceptional customer service.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

StoneCalibre

Los Angeles, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 2012
Size Small
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

StoneCalibre is a private equity firm focused on acquiring lower middle-market companies. The Firm seeks mission-critical businesses and will consider non-core divestitures and complex situations. StoneCalibre was formed in 2012 and is based in Los Angeles, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 5
Sector (Life Science) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 3
State (Maryland) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 4
Year (2015) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-01 Calibre Scientific

Holland, Ohio, United States

Calibre Scientific represents a portfolio of niche life science companies, across various key verticals, that have an unrivaled ability to address the unique challenges of their respective markets. Calibre Scientific is based in Holland, Ohio.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-24 XMedius Solutions

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

XMedius Solutions, Inc. is a provider of secure information exchange and unified communication solutions. XMedius brings decades of experience and patented technologies to transform secure and collaborative communication, enabling organizations to move more workloads to the cloud and unlock the information advantage.

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