M&A Deal Summary

VWR International Acquires EPL Archives

On March 22, 2017, VWR International acquired life science company EPL Archives

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is VWR International’s 3rd transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is VWR International’s 14th transaction in the United States.
  • This is VWR International’s 1st transaction in Virginia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-03-22
Target EPL Archives
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) VWR International
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

EPL Archives

Sterling, Virginia, United States
EPL Archives, Inc. is an international biorepository services organization that supports customers across the entire regulated product research, development and commercialization lifecycle by providing archive sample, document storage and ancillary services.

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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 49 of 50
Sector (Life Science) 3 of 3
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 42 of 43
State (Virginia) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 14 of 14
Year (2017) 2 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-01-12 Seastar Chemicals

Sidney, British Columbia, Canada

Seastar Chemicals, Inc. is a manufacturer of high purity reagents used in the global research, laboratory and microelectronics industries.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-04-07 MESM

Chorley, United Kingdom

MESM Ltd. is a provider of laboratory and medical equipment and ancillary supplies to clinical trials worldwide. It services include equipment sourcing, technical advice and product training, logistics services including import/export compliance, pre-shipment configuration and calibration, in-study equipment servicing and technical support and end-of-study equipment reporting, decommissioning and removal.

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