M&A Deal Summary

Intertek Acquires E-TEST Laboratorio de Ensaios e Tecnologia

On March 4, 2013, Intertek acquired test/measurement equipment company E-TEST Laboratorio de Ensaios e Tecnologia

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Intertek’s 22nd transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is Intertek’s 1st transaction in Brazil.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2013-03-04
Target E-TEST Laboratorio de Ensaios e Tecnologia
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) Intertek
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

E-TEST Laboratorio de Ensaios e Tecnologia

Barueri, Brazil
E-TEST Laboratorio de Ensaios e Tecnologia Ltda. is a privately owned testing laboratory serving Brazil’s toy market. E-TEST serves Brazil’s heavily regulated toy market by providing testing to ensure toys meet Brazil’s mandatory testing requirements. E-TEST employs 33 product testing experts in its state-of-the-art, 600-square-meter laboratory.

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Buyer

Intertek

London, United Kingdom

Category Company
Founded 1885
Sector Business Services
Employees45,000
Revenue 3.4B GBP (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Intertek provides global testing, inspection, and certification services. The Company provides 24/7 mission-critical quality assurance solutions to our clients to ensure that they can operate with well-functioning supply chains in each of their operations. Intertek was founded in 1885 and is based in London, England.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 66 of 96
Sector: Test/Measurement Equipment M&A 22 of 28
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 52 of 77
Country: Brazil M&A 1 of 3
Year: 2013 M&A 3 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Johannesburg, South Africa

Food Safety Assessment is a food assurance services company, based in Johannesburg, South Africa. FSA's services help the food industry to increase quality assurance and visibility along the supply chain. Its customers include some of South Africa's major food retailers, restaurants and suppliers as well as key global retailers with a presence in the Southern African region.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-07-09 Melbourn Scientific

Melbourn, United Kingdom

Melbourn Scientific Ltd. is a specialist pharmaceutical products testing business. Melbourn is a privately owned UK company based near Cambridge, a heartland of the UK's pharma and biotech industry. It employs over 80 expert scientists and staff and reported £4 million of revenue in 2012.

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