M&A Deal Summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific Acquires picoSpin

On December 21, 2012, Thermo Fisher Scientific acquired test/measurement equipment company picoSpin

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 6th transaction in the Test/Measurement Equipment sector.
  • This is Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 23rd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Thermo Fisher Scientific’s 2nd transaction in Colorado.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2012-12-21
Target picoSpin
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Buyer(s) Thermo Fisher Scientific
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

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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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 38 of 62
Sector (Test/Measurement Equipment) 6 of 11
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 34 of 55
State (Colorado) 2 of 2
Country (United States) 23 of 38
Year (2012) 4 of 4
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-10-24 Hamilton Scientific

De Pere, United States

Hamilton Scientific designs, manufactures, and installs laboratory furniture, fume hoods and epoxy resin tops. Its products are marketed and sold under three established brand names; Hamilton, Advanced Laboratory Concepts (ALC) and Collegedale. The business has a highly diversified, North American customer base in the academic, government, research, pharmaceutical and biotechnology markets. In addition to facilities in Wisconsin, Texas, Arkansas, and Mexico, Hamilton Scientific has established domestic and international dealer networks, and dedicated sales personnel in China, India and the Middle East.

Sell $13M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-15 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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