M&A Deal Summary

Sotera Health Acquires Nordion

On March 31, 2014, Sotera Health acquired medical products company Nordion for 727M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Sotera Health’s 1st transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is Sotera Health’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Sotera Health’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is Sotera Health’s 1st transaction in Ontario.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2014-03-31
Target Nordion
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) Sotera Health
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 727M USD
Advisor(s) Jefferies (Financial)
Stikeman Elliott
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Legal)

Target

Nordion

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Nordion Inc. (TSX:NDN) (NYSE:NDZ) is a global health science company that provides market-leading products used for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease. We are a leading provider of medical isotopes and sterilization technologies that benefit the lives of millions of people in more than 40 countries around the world. Our products are used daily by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, medical-device manufacturers, hospitals, clinics and research laboratories. Nordion has over 400 highly skilled employees in three locations.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Sotera Health

Broadview Heights, Ohio, United States
Category Company
Founded 2015
Sector Healthcare Services
Employees3,000
Revenue 1.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Sotera Health along with its business entities provides integrated protector of global health. With over 500 years of combined scientific expertise, the company ensures the safety of healthcare by providing mission-critical services to the medical device, pharmaceutical, tissue, and food industries. Sotera Health operates 61 facilities in 13 countries. The company has over 2,600 employees globally and touches the lives of more than 180 million people around the world each year. Sotera Health serves more than 5,000 customers worldwide, including 75 of the top 100 medical device manufacturers. Sotera Health was formed in 2015 and is based in Broadview Heights, Ohio.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 9
Sector (Medical Products) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 7
State (Ontario) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 2
Year (2014) 2 of 3
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-06 Food Technology Service

Mulberry, Florida, United States

Food Technology Service, Inc. owns and operates an irradiation facility located in Mulberry, Florida that uses gamma radiation to provide contract sterilization services to the medical device, packaging and food industries.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-10-31 Gammarad Italia

Bologna, Italy

Gammarad provides gamma irradiation sterilization services for the biomedical, pharmaceutical, food packaging, and cosmetics industries.

Buy -
Mergr

Product

Company

Legal