M&A Deal Summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquires Apogent Technologies

On March 17, 2004, Thermo Fisher Scientific acquired test/measurement equipment company Apogent Technologies

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 1st transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 5th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 1st transaction in New Hampshire.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2004-03-17
Target Apogent Technologies
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) Thermo Fisher Scientific
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Apogent Technologies

Portsmouth, New Hampshire, United States
Apogent Technologies, Inc. is a manufacturer of laboratory, life science, and diagnostic products used in healthcare diagnostics.

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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 6 of 62
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 1 of 11
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 5 of 55
State (New Hampshire) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 5 of 38
Year (2004) 3 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2004-02-12 Oxoid Holdings

Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Oxoid Holdings Limited was a leading, vertically integrated European microbiology business. The company developed, manufactured and distributed a range of high quality media cultures and related products required for microbiological diagnosis in the clinical, food and beverage industries worldwide. Oxoid was headquartered in Basingstoke, England where the majority of products were manufactured. There were also plants in Germany, Canada and Scotland.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2005-05-09 Kendro Laboratory Products

Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Kendro Laboratory Products is a provider of sample preparation solutions to the life science industry. Products include centrifuges, bioprocess separators, incubators, freezers, ovens and clean air equipment.

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