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Diploma Acquires Abacus ALS Pty

On April 20, 2017, Diploma acquired medical products company Abacus ALS Pty for 26M AUD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Diploma’s 4th transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is Diploma’s 6th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Diploma’s 1st transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-04-20
Target Abacus ALS Pty
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) Diploma
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 26M AUD

Target

Abacus ALS Pty

Meadowbrook, Australia
Abacus is a long-established supplier of clinical diagnostics instrumentation and consumables to the Pathology and Life Sciences sectors. Abacus has particular strengths in Immunology and Biochemistry testing, supplying to both the public and private laboratories in Australia and New Zealand. Abacus also supplies to research and educational institutions, blood donor services and specialist centres including IVF and veterinary laboratories.

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Buyer

Diploma

London, United Kingdom
Category Company
Founded 1931
Sector Distribution
Employees3,500
Revenue 1.2B GBP (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Diploma is a distributor and supplier of specialized technical products and services. Diploma was founded in 1931 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 13 of 15
Sector (Medical Products) 4 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 13 of 15
Country (Australia) 1 of 1
Year (2017) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 6 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-09 Cablecraft

Dunstable, United Kingdom

Cablecraft is a long established and major supplier of cable accessory products which are used to identify, connect, secure and protect electrical cables. The business supplies to wholesalers, distributors and end-users in a range of industries including Electrical contracting, Control panel building, Rail and signalling engineering and Energy & Utilities.

Buy £26M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2020-09-22 Windy City Wire Cable & Technology Products

Bolingbrook, Illinois, United States

Windy City Wire Cable & Technology Products LLC is a distributor of high-end, low-voltage wire, cable, and related low-voltage devices (cameras, DVRs, relays, etc.) serving the security, access control, CCTV, fire alarm, and home automation markets. The wire and cable are sold under the SmartWire brand name. Windy City Wire was formed in 1994 and is based in Bolingbrook, Illinois.

Buy £357M
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