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Smithers Viscient Services Acquires Environmental Sciences Group

On June 12, 2012, Smithers Viscient Services acquired life science company Environmental Sciences Group from Covance

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Smithers Viscient Services’ 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Smithers Viscient Services’ 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-06-12
Target Environmental Sciences Group
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Smithers Viscient Services
Sellers(s) Covance
Deal Type Divestiture

Target

Environmental Sciences Group

Harrogate, United Kingdom
The Environmental Sciences Group provides environmental and consumer safety regulatory services to clients in the agrochemical, pharmaceutical, industrial chemical, consumer safety, and animal health industries. The 60 employees in the ESG bring with them extensive knowledge and capabilities focused on Plant Metabolism, Animal Metabolism, Environmental Fate, Ecotoxicology, Physical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry and Residue Chemistry.

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Buyer

Smithers Viscient Services

Wareham, Massachusetts, United States
Category Company
Sector Life Science
DESCRIPTION

Smithers Viscient is a global Contract Research Organization (CRO) providing environmental and consumer safety testing, ecotoxicology, and regulatory services for the crop protection, seed technology, pharmaceutical, industrial chemical, and the consumer and household product industries. With laboratories located in North America and Europe, Smithers Viscient has performed standard guideline and higher-tiered environmental studies for over 40 years. Smithers Viscient conducts studies to satisfy all regulatory requirements globally. Services include ecotoxicology, avian toxicology, environmental fate, metabolism, residue, analytical, and product chemistry, and consulting.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 1
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 1 of 1
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Covance

Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Category Company
Founded 1987
Sector Life Science
Revenue 2.6B USD (2013)
DESCRIPTION

Covance is a drug development company and a provider in nutritional analysis, is dedicated to advancing healthcare and delivering Solutions Made Real. Covance was founded in 1987 and is based in Princeton, New Jersey.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 3 of 4
Sector: Life Science M&A 1 of 2
Type: Divestiture M&A Deals 3 of 4
Country: United Kingdom M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2012 M&A 1 of 1
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Madison, Wisconsin, United States

TRAC Microbiology, Inc. is a food microbiology and chemistry laboratory.

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DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
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Seattle, Washington, United States

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