M&A Deal Summary

DNA Diagnostics Center Acquires Identigene

On December 2, 2016, DNA Diagnostics Center acquired life science company Identigene from Sorenson Genomics

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is DNA Diagnostics Center’s 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is DNA Diagnostics Center’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is DNA Diagnostics Center’s 1st transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2016-12-02
Target Identigene
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) DNA Diagnostics Center
Sellers(s) Sorenson Genomics
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Identigene

Fairfield, Ohio, United States
Identigene LLC is a provider of DNA paternity testing, providing both personal and legal paternity tests, as well as another relationship testing, such as grand-parentage and siblingship. Identigene was founded in 1993 and is based in Fairfield, Ohio.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

DNA Diagnostics Center

Fairfield, Ohio, United States

Category Company
Founded 1995
Sector Life Science
DESCRIPTION

DNA Diagnostics Center is a provider of private DNA testing services for paternity and other family relationships, forensics, cell line authentication, and ancestry. DDC provides products approved by the FDA and EMA, and is accredited by the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB), The Ministry of Justice, The College of American Pathologists (CAP), and The Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment (CLIA). DNA Diagnostics Center was founded in 1995 and is based in Fairfield, Ohio.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 3
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Ohio M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 2 of 3
Year: 2016 M&A 2 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-03-22 All About Truth DNA Services

Plantation, Florida, United States

All About Truth DNA Services provides DNA testing services to the South Florida region with services focusing on AABB Certified Immigration DNA Testing, biological family relationship DNA testing, prenatal DNA, and forensic DNA testing. All About Truth DNA Services was founded in 2006 and is based in Plantation, Florida.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-05-01 ContraVac

Charlottesville, Virginia, United States

ContraVac, Inc. is a biotechnology company develops over-the-counter fertility products to meet the needs of millions of men who seek actionable information about their fertility health and wish to test themselves in the privacy of their home. ContraVac is based in Charlottesville, Virginia.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Sorenson Genomics

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Category Company
Sector Life Science
DESCRIPTION

Sorenson Genomics LLC is a provider of human genomics and DNA testing services, it extends its high-quality, high-throughput DNA extraction and DNA genotyping services to a global market.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Ohio M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-11 Identigene

Fairfield, Ohio, United States

Identigene LLC is a provider of DNA paternity testing, providing both personal and legal paternity tests, as well as another relationship testing, such as grand-parentage and siblingship. Identigene was founded in 1993 and is based in Fairfield, Ohio.

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