M&A Deal Summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquires Alesco Biolab-Scientific and Medical

On April 27, 2009, Thermo Fisher Scientific acquired medical products company Alesco Biolab-Scientific and Medical from Alesco for 120M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 3rd transaction in the Medical Products sector.
  • This is Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 25th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 1st transaction in Australia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2009-04-27
Target Alesco Biolab-Scientific and Medical
Sector Medical Products
Buyer(s) Thermo Fisher Scientific
Sellers(s) Alesco
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 120M USD

Target

Alesco Biolab-Scientific and Medical

Clayton, Australia
Biolab, the provider of analytical instruments, life science consumables and laboratory equipment for scientific, environmental and healthcare markets in Australia and New Zealand.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Waltham, Massachusetts, United States
Category Company
Founded 1956
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees122,000
Revenue 42.9B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Thermo Fisher's corporate headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Thermo Fisher's corporate headquarters in Waltham, Massachusetts.

Thermo Scientific is a provider of analytical instruments, laboratory equipment, software, services, consumables and reagents for better workflow solutions spanning sample preparation, sample analysis, and data interpretation. Thermo Fisher Scientific was founded in 1956 and is based in Waltham, Massachusetts.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 22 of 62
Sector (Medical Products) 3 of 10
Type (Divestiture) 3 of 6
Country (Australia) 1 of 2
Year (2009) 1 of 2
Size (of disclosed) 25 of 27
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-08-01 Afora SA

Barcelona, Spain

Afora SA is a manufacturer and distributor of laboratory equipment and consumables.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-10-01 B.R.A.H.M.S. AG

Berlin, Germany

B.R.A.H.M.S. AG provider of specialty in-vitro diagnostic tests based on its patented biomarkers for sepsis, cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, as well as intensive care treatments and prenatal screening. The company is based outside of Berlin in Hennigsdorf, Germany , and has sales offices in Europe and the U.S.

Buy $470M

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Alesco

Clayton, Australia
Category Company
Founded 1896
Sector Distribution
Employees1,400
DESCRIPTION

Alesco Corp. Ltd. manages brands in the building, industrial and automotive sectors. Our mission is to build a portfolio of specialist industrial franchises and to maximise their potential.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Medical Products) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
Country (Australia) 1 of 1
Year (2009) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-01-31 Lincoln Sentry Group Pty

Brisbane, Australia

Lincoln Sentry is a trade distributor of products into the building, renovation, furniture making and shop fitting markets.

Buy -
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