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VWR International Acquires Jencons

On April 1, 2008, VWR International acquired distribution company Jencons

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is VWR International’s 5th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is VWR International’s 1st transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2008-04-01
Target Jencons
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) VWR International
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Jencons

Leighton Buzzard, United Kingdom
Jencons (Scientific) Ltd. is a distributor of laboratory equipment and consumables.

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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 7 of 50
Sector: Distribution 5 of 25
Type: Add-on Acquisition 7 of 43
Country: United Kingdom 1 of 5
Year: 2008 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2007-06-20 Bie & Berntsen A/S

Denmark

Bie & Berntsen A/S is a distributor of laboratory equipment, chemicals and consumables.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2008-08-04 Spektrum-3D Kft

Debrecen, Hungary

Spektrum-3D Kft is a laboratory supplies distributor of scientific products including laboratory chemicals, consumables, furniture, equipment and instrumentation.

Buy -
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