M&A Deal Summary

Merck Acquires Sigma-Aldrich

On November 18, 2015, Merck acquired life science company Sigma-Aldrich for 17.0B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Merck’s 6th transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Merck’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Merck’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Merck’s 1st transaction in Missouri.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2015-11-18
Target Sigma-Aldrich
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Merck
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 17.0B USD

Target

Sigma-Aldrich

St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Sigma-Aldrich Corp. is a life science and high technology company whose biochemical, organic chemical products, kits, and services are used in scientific research, including genomic and proteomic research, biotechnology, pharmaceutical development, the diagnosis of disease and as key components in pharmaceutical, diagnostics and high technology manufacturing. Sigma-Aldrich customers include more than 1.3 million scientists and technologists in life science companies, university, and government institutions, hospitals, and industry.

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Buyer

Merck

Darmstadt, Germany
Category Company
Founded 1668
Sector Diversified
Employees64,011
Revenue 21.0B EUR (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Merck is a science and technology company in healthcare, life science, and performance materials. Merck develops technologies that improve and enhance life from biopharmaceutical therapies to treat cancer or multiple sclerosis, cutting-edge systems for scientific research and production, to liquid crystals for smartphones and LCD televisions. Merck was founded in 1668 and is based in Darmstadt, Germany.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 24
Sector (Life Science) 6 of 10
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 20
State (Missouri) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 5 of 10
Year (2015) 3 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 8
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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-12-14 Ormet Circuits

San Diego, California, United States

Ormet Circuits, Incorporated (Ormet) is a privately held company, engaged in the design, manufacture, and sale of electrically conductive sintering pastes for use in the assembly of advanced electronic devices.

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