M&A Deal Summary

Lafayette Instrument Acquires Alzet Osmotic Pumps

On November 25, 2024, Lafayette Instrument acquired medical products company Alzet Osmotic Pumps from DURECT for 18M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Lafayette Instrument’s 1st transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is Lafayette Instrument’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Lafayette Instrument’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Lafayette Instrument’s 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2024-11-25
Target Alzet Osmotic Pumps
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) Lafayette Instrument
Sellers(s) DURECT
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 18M USD

Target

Alzet Osmotic Pumps

Cupertino, California, United States
Alzet Osmotic Pumps is a provider of small infusion pumps for accurate and continuous dosing of unrestrained laboratory animals. Alzet Osmotic Pumps is based in Cupertino, California.

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Buyer

Lafayette Instrument

Lafayette, Indiana, United States
Category Company
Founded 1947
Sector Manufacturing
DESCRIPTION

Lafayette Instrument is a manufacturer of scientific instruments, including their polygraph systems, as well as a suite of proprietary neuroscience equipment. The Company sells its polygraph products to most federal law enforcement and government security agencies, as well as to state and local law enforcement agencies. Lafayette Instrument was formed in 1947 and is based in Lafayette, Indiana.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 3
Sector (Medical Products) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 2
Year (2024) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-11-13 Actimetrics

Wilmette, Illinois, United States

Actimetrics designs tracking software that accommodate different tests. Its tool manages a water-maze experiment differ sharply from those used in open field testing; and the analyses needed for tail suspension differ from those used in object recognition. Actimetrics is based in Wilmette, Illinois.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

DURECT

Cupertino, California, United States
Category Company
Founded 1988
Sector Life Science
Revenue 9M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

DURECT is a late-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering the development of epigenetic therapies that target dysregulated DNA methylation to transform the treatment of serious and life-threatening conditions, including acute organ injury. DURECT was founded in 1988 and is based in Cupertino, California.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Medical Products) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2024) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
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