M&A Deal Summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquires Patheon BV

On May 15, 2017, Thermo Fisher Scientific acquired life science company Patheon BV for 7.2B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 13th transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 4th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 30th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 2nd transaction in North Carolina.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-05-15
Target Patheon BV
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Thermo Fisher Scientific
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 7.2B USD
Advisor(s) Morgan Stanley (Financial)
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Legal)

Target

Patheon BV

Durham, North Carolina, United States
Patheon BV is a global provider of pharmaceutical development and manufacturing services. With approximately 9,000 professionals worldwide, Patheon provides a comprehensive, integrated and highly customizable set of solutions to help clients of all sizes satisfy complex development and manufacturing needs at any stage of the pharmaceutical development cycle. A Healthier World. Delivered.

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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 48 of 62
Sector (Life Science) 13 of 23
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 43 of 55
State (North Carolina) 2 of 4
Country (United States) 30 of 38
Year (2017) 3 of 4
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 27
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