M&A Deal Summary

VWR International Acquires Seastar Chemicals

On January 12, 2017, VWR International acquired chemicals company Seastar Chemicals

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is VWR International’s 7th transaction in the Chemicals sector.
  • This is VWR International’s 2nd transaction in Canada.
  • This is VWR International’s 1st transaction in British Columbia.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2017-01-12
Target Seastar Chemicals
Sector Chemicals
Buyer(s) VWR International
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition

Target

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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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 48 of 50
Sector (Chemicals) 7 of 7
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 41 of 43
State (British Columbia) 1 of 1
Country (Canada) 2 of 2
Year (2017) 1 of 3
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2016-11-03 Reliable Biopharmaceutical

St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Reliable Biopharmaceutical LLC is a manufacturer of small volume, high value advanced pharmaceutical and biochemical intermediates, primarily for the generic injectable pharmaceutical industry.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2017-03-22 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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