M&A Deal Summary

MKS Instruments Acquires Granville-Phillips

On March 18, 2014, MKS Instruments acquired test/measurement equipment company Granville-Phillips from Azenta for 87M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is MKS Instruments’ 1st transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is MKS Instruments’ 5th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is MKS Instruments’ 3rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is MKS Instruments’ 1st transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-03-18
Target Granville-Phillips
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) MKS Instruments
Sellers(s) Azenta
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 87M USD

Target

Granville-Phillips

Longmont, Colorado, United States
Granville-Phillips Co., is a provider of vacuum measurement and control instruments to the semiconductor, thin film and general industrial markets.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

MKS Instruments

Andover, Massachusetts, United States
Category Company
Founded 1961
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees10,000
Revenue 3.6B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

MKS Instruments is a provider of instruments, subsystems and process control solutions that measure, control, power, monitor and analyze critical parameters of advanced manufacturing processes to improve process performance and productivity. MKS Instruments was founded in 1961 and is based in Andover, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 5 of 10
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 1 of 2
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 6
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 5 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-03-12 Alter Power Systems S.r.l.

Italy

Alter Power Systems S.r.l. is a provider of microwave power generators, components and systems for industrial microwave heating, microwave plasma coating and semiconductor applications.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2015-03-18 Precisive

Woburn, Massachusetts, United States

Precisive is a developer of optical analyzers based on Tunable Filter Spectroscopy (TFS) which provide real-time gas analysis in the natural gas and hydrocarbon processing industries, including refineries, hydrocarbon processing plants, gas-to-power machines, biogas processes and fuel gas transportation and metering, while delivering customers a substantially lower total cost of ownership.

Buy $13M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Azenta

Chelmsford, Massachusetts, United States
Category Company
Founded 1978
Sector Life Science
Employees3,000
Revenue 514M USD (2021)
DESCRIPTION

Azenta is a provider of life sciences solutions worldwide, enabling impactful breakthroughs and therapies to market faster. Azenta provides a full suite of reliable cold-chain sample management solutions and genomic services across areas such as drug development, clinical research, and advanced cell therapies for the industry's top pharmaceutical, biotech, academic, and healthcare institutions globally. Azenta was founded in 1978 and is based in Chelmsford, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 5
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 2 of 4
State (Colorado) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 3 of 5
Year (2014) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 5
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-08-01 Matrical

Spokane, Washington, United States

Matrical, Inc. provides biological sample preparation, management and storage solutions to customers in Agbio, Biotech, Life Science Tools and Pharmaceutical markets.

Buy $10M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-24 BioCision

Larkspur, California, United States

BioCision is a provider of innovative tools for standardizing sample and biomaterial handling, cryopreservation and storage procedures.

Buy -
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