M&A Deal Summary

Thomas Scientific Acquires Denville Scientific

On January 22, 2018, Thomas Scientific acquired distribution company Denville Scientific from Harvard Bioscience for 20M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Thomas Scientific’s 2nd transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is Thomas Scientific’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Thomas Scientific’s 2nd transaction in the United States.
  • This is Thomas Scientific’s 1st transaction in Massachusetts.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2018-01-22
Target Denville Scientific
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) Thomas Scientific
Sellers(s) Harvard Bioscience
Deal Type Divestiture
Deal Value 20M USD

Target

Denville Scientific

Holliston, Massachusetts, United States
Denville Scientific, Inc. is a life science research consumables distributor. Denville Scientific, Inc. was established in 1979 and is based in Holliston, Massachusetts.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Thomas Scientific

Swedesboro, New Jersey, United States

Category Company
Founded 1900
Sector Distribution
DESCRIPTION

Thomas Scientific is a distributor of laboratory products and equipment used by the scientific and research community. Products include laboratory equipment, consumables, chemicals, and safety products. Thomas Scientific was founded in 1900 and is based in Swedesboro, New Jersey.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 4
Sector (Distribution) 2 of 3
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 2 of 4
Year (2018) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-12-20 Phenix Research Products

Candler, North Carolina, United States

Phenix Research Products, Inc. is a distributor of life science and genomics laboratory products. Phenix Research Products, Inc. was established in 1990 and is based in Candler, North Carolina.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2022-08-02 NCI

Brooklyn Park, Minnesota, United States

NCI is a provider of scientific instrumentation and solutions for microscopy, digital imaging, sample preparation, and histology, NCI has expanded to include products for cleanrooms and air compressors. NCI was founded in 1967 and is based in Brooklyn Park, Minnesota.

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Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Harvard Bioscience

Holliston, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Founded 1901
Sector Medical Products
Employees391
Revenue 112M USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Harvard Bioscience is a developer, manufacturer, and marketer of a broad range of apparatus and instruments used in research laboratories at pharmaceutical and bioscience companies, universities, and governmental organizations worldwide. Harvard Bioscience was founded in 1901 and is based in Holliston, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 1 of 1
Sector (Distribution) 1 of 1
Type (Divestiture) 1 of 1
State (Massachusetts) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 1 of 1
Year (2018) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 1
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2018-01-22 Data Sciences International

St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Data Sciences International, Inc. is a provider of acute and chronic physiological monitoring solutions used by scientists for conducting non clinical biomedical research. Data Sciences International, Inc. was established in 1984 and is based in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Buy $70M