M&A Deal Summary

VWR International Acquires Anachemia Canada

On April 18, 2011, VWR International acquired distribution company Anachemia Canada

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is VWR International’s 14th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is VWR International’s 1st transaction in Canada.
  • This is VWR International’s 1st transaction in Quebec.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2011-04-18
Target Anachemia Canada
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) VWR International
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Anachemia Canada

Lachine, Quebec, Canada
Anachemia Canada, Inc. is a distributor of chemicals, laboratory supplies and equipment in the U.S., Canada.

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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 17 of 50
Sector (Distribution) 14 of 25
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 13 of 43
State (Quebec) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 1 of 2
Year (2011) 3 of 6
PREVIOUS 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.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-06-01 Intermountain Scientific

Kaysville, Utah, United States

Intermountain Scientific Corp. is a well-respected distributor of medical equipment in the education, biotechnology and government market segments.

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