M&A Deal Summary

VWR International Acquires Lab3

On November 2, 2012, VWR International acquired distribution company Lab3

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is VWR International’s 19th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is VWR International’s 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-11-02
Target Lab3
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) VWR International
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Lab3

Bristol, United Kingdom
Lab3 Ltd. is an independent distributor of laboratory consumables, chemicals and equipment, and provider of laboratory technical services in the UK.

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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 26 of 50
Sector: Distribution M&A 19 of 25
Type: Add-on Acquisition M&A Deals 22 of 43
Country: United Kingdom M&A 2 of 5
Year: 2012 M&A 6 of 8
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-09-12 Sovereign Group

North Miami Beach, Florida, United States

Sovereign Group, Inc. is a distributor of lab products with distribution centers and sales organizations in Brazil and Argentina.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2012-12-04 Switch BVBA

Gavere, Belgium

Switch BVBA is a manufacturer of cytology and histology reagents and dyes, produces products under the Q-Path brand which are distributed through Labonord and an independent distribution partner and sold to customers in France, Belgium and the Netherlands.

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