M&A Deal Summary

FUJIFILM Holdings Acquires Cellular Dynamics International

On March 30, 2015, FUJIFILM Holdings acquired life science company Cellular Dynamics International for 307M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is FUJIFILM Holdings’ 2nd transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is FUJIFILM Holdings’ 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is FUJIFILM Holdings’ 4th transaction in the United States.
  • This is FUJIFILM Holdings’ 1st transaction in Wisconsin.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-03-30
Target Cellular Dynamics International
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) FUJIFILM Holdings
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 307M USD
Advisor(s) J.P. Morgan Securities (Financial)
Sidley (Legal)

Target

Cellular Dynamics International

Madison, Wisconsin, United States
Cellular Dynamics International, Inc. is a developer and manufacturer of fully functioning cells in industrial quantities to precise specifications. CDI's proprietary products include true human cells in multiple cell types (iCell products), human induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) and custom iPSCs and iCell products (MyCell Products).

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Buyer

FUJIFILM Holdings

Tokyo, Japan
Category Company
Founded 1934
Sector Electronics
Employees73,275
Revenue 2.96T JPY (2023)
DESCRIPTION

FUJIFILM Holdings is the holding company of the Fujifilm Group with three operating companies, FUJIFILM Corporation, Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. and Toyama Chemical Co., Ltd. under its umbrella. Fujifilm develops products and services in fields ranging from film and photo-taking through to photo development and printing. FUJIFILM Holdings was founded in 1934 and is based in Tokyo, Japan.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 8
Sector (Life Science) 2 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 4 of 5
State (Wisconsin) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 4 of 6
Year (2015) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 6
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SonoSite, Inc. is a provider of hand-carried ultrasound, or HCU, systems. Sonosite specializes in the development of HCU systems for use in a variety of medical specialties in a range of clinical settings at the point-of-care. The Company's proprietary technologies have enabled Sonosite to design HCU systems that combine high resolution, all-digital, broadband imaging with advanced features and capabilities typically found on cart-based ultrasound systems. SonoSite, Inc. was formed in 1996 and is based in Bothell, Washington.

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