M&A Deal Summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquires Cohesive Technologies

On December 15, 2006, Thermo Fisher Scientific acquired electronics company Cohesive Technologies

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 3rd transaction in the Electronics sector.
  • This is Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 11th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 3rd transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2006-12-15
Target Cohesive Technologies
Sector Electronics
Buyer(s) Thermo Fisher Scientific
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Cohesive Technologies

Franklin, Massachusetts, United States
Cohesive Technologies, Inc. is a manufacturer and marketer of liquid chromatography solutions.

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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 15 of 62
Sector (Electronics) 3 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 13 of 55
State (Massachusetts) 3 of 7
Country (United States) 11 of 38
Year (2006) 6 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2006-11-09 Lancaster Laboratories

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States

Lancaster Laboratories, Inc. a commercial contract laboratory performed analytical chemical and microbiological testing to support the development and manufacturing of pharmaceuticals.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-09-04 Davis Instruments

United States

Davis Instruments is a manufacturer and distributor of test, measurement and process control instruments.

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