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Universal Display Acquires Adesi

On June 23, 2016, Universal Display acquired life science company Adesi for 36M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Universal Display’s 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Universal Display’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Universal Display’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is Universal Display’s 1st transaction in Delaware.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2016-06-23
Target Adesi
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Universal Display
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 36M USD

Target

Adesi

New Castle, Delaware, United States
Adesi, Inc. is a contract research organization (CRO) specializing in organic synthesis. The CRO specializes in organic and organometallic synthesis, in milligrams to multi-kilogram quantities. Adesis has a business model of providing clients with organic chemistry services in three areas: early stage research, scale up and development, and specialty manufacturing.

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Buyer

Universal Display

Ewing, New Jersey, United States
Category Company
Founded 1985
Sector Semiconductors
Employees468
Revenue 648M USD (2024)
DESCRIPTION

Universal Display is a developer of state-of-the-art, organic light emitting diode (OLED) technologies, materials and services to the display and lighting industries. Universal Display was founded in 1985 and is based in Ewing, New Jersey.

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Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 1 of 1
State: Delaware M&A 1 of 1
Country: United States M&A 1 of 1
Year: 2016 M&A 1 of 1
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