M&A Deal Summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquires Life Technologies

On April 15, 2013, Thermo Fisher Scientific acquired test/measurement equipment company Life Technologies for 15.8B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 7th transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 24th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 3rd transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2013-04-15
Target Life Technologies
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) Thermo Fisher Scientific
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 15.8B USD
Advisor(s) Moelis & Co.
Deutsche Bank Corporate & Investment Banking (Financial)
Cravath, Swaine & Moore (Legal)

Target

Life Technologies

Carlsbad, California, United States
Life Technologies Corporation is a global biotechnology company that is committed to providing the most innovative products and services to leading customers in the fields of scientific research, genetic analysis and applied sciences. With a presence in more than 180 countries, the company's portfolio of 50,000 end-to-end solutions is secured by more than 5,000 patents and licenses that span the entire biological spectrum – scientific exploration, molecular diagnostics, 21st century forensics, regenerative medicine and agricultural research.

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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 39 of 62
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 7 of 11
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 35 of 55
State (California) 3 of 6
Country (United States) 24 of 38
Year (2013) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 27
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-21 picoSpin

Boulder, Colorado, United States

picoSpin, LLC is the creator of the world’s first miniature nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectrometer.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2014-03-17 Prionics AG

Zurich, Switzerland

Prionics AG, a privately held animal health diagnostics company. To discover, develop and market innovative diagnostic solutions for major farm animal diseases to protect consumer health. As a provider in farm animal diagnostics, we are committed to providing our customers with high-quality products and sustainable solutions.

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