M&A Deal Summary

VWR International Acquires Labonord SAS

On December 4, 2012, VWR International acquired distribution company Labonord SAS

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is VWR International’s 20th transaction in the Distribution sector.
  • This is VWR International’s 1st transaction in France.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2012-12-04
Target Labonord SAS
Sector Distribution
Buyer(s) VWR International
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

Labonord SAS

Templemars, France
Labonord SAS is an independent distributor of consumables and chemicals and also represents a number of leading suppliers of histology products in France.

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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 28 of 50
Sector (Distribution) 20 of 25
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 24 of 43
Country (France) 1 of 1
Year (2012) 8 of 8
PREVIOUS 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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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2013-04-02 Prolab Laboratuar Teknolojileri

Istanbul, Turkey

Prolab Laboratuar Teknolojileri Ltd. is an independent distributor of laboratory consumables, chemicals and equipment, supplying product to customers in the pharmaceutical, analytical, industrial, education and research industries.

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