M&A Deal Summary

VWR International Acquires AMRESCO

On February 2, 2011, VWR International acquired financial services company AMRESCO from Fortress

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is VWR International’s 1st transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is VWR International’s 1st transaction in the United States.
  • This is VWR International’s 1st transaction in Ohio.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-02-02
Target AMRESCO
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) VWR International
Sellers(s) Fortress
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

AMRESCO

Solon, Ohio, United States
AMRESCO, Inc. manufactures and supplies biochemicals and reagents for research applications.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

VWR International

Radnor, Pennsylvania, United States
Category Company
Founded 1852
Sector Distribution
Employees9,300
Revenue 4.5B USD (2016)
DESCRIPTION

VWR International LLC is a distributor of products, services and solutions to laboratory and production facilities. VWR enables science for customers in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, industrial, education, government and healthcare industries.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 15 of 50
Sector (Financial Services) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 11 of 43
State (Ohio) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 1 of 14
Year (2011) 1 of 6
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-09-02 Labart Sp. z o.o.

Gdansk, Poland

Labart Sp. z o.o. is an independent suppliers of laboratory equipment and consumables. LABART is recognized for its technical products and service-oriented approach to its customers in the industrial, pharmaceutical and tertiary scientific education market segments, as well as the public sector.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-04-01 Trenka Industriebedarf Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H.

Vienna, Austria

Trenka Industriebedarf Handelsgesellschaft m.b.H. is a distributor of medical products.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

Fortress

New York, New York, United States
Category Asset Manager
Founded 1998
PE ASSETS 44.2B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Fortress is a public investment firm that manages hedge fund, credit, and private equity investments. Fortress' private equity practice primarily makes control-oriented investments in North American and Western European businesses with significant asset-bases and strong cash-flows. Fortress is open to investing in a wide range of sectors, however the Firm has tended towards capital intensive sectors. These include transportation, financials, senior living/healthcare, real estate, media & telecommunications, leisure and energy infrastructure. The pivate equity group also invests in publicly traded alternative investment vehicles, which Fortress refers to as 'castles' that primarily invest in real estate and real estate related debt. Fortress was formed in 1998 and is based in New York City.

DEAL STATS #
Overall 10 of 25
Sector (Financial Services) 3 of 11
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 3 of 9
State (Ohio) 1 of 2
Country (United States) 8 of 18
Year (2011) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2010-11-01 OneMain Financial

Evansville, Indiana, United States

OneMain Financial is a consumer finance company focused on providing loan products to customers through a nationwide branch network and internet lending platform. OneMain Financial was founded in 1912 and is based in Evansville, Indiana.

Buy $125M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-05-06 Boxclever

Bedford, United Kingdom

Boxclever is an electrical and home products rental company, with approximately 100,000 customers across the UK. Boxclever was formed in 2000 and is based in Bedford, United Kingdom.

Sell -
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