M&A Deal Summary

Waters Acquires Wyatt Technology

On February 15, 2023, Waters acquired technology hardware company Wyatt Technology for 1.4B USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Waters’ 1st transaction in the Technology Hardware sector.
  • This is Waters’ largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Waters’ 9th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Waters’ 1st transaction in California.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2023-02-15
Target Wyatt Technology
Sector Technology Hardware
Buyer(s) Waters
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 1.4B USD
Advisor(s) Glaser Weil Fink Howard Avchen & Shapiro (Legal)

Target

Wyatt Technology

Santa Barbara, California, United States
Wyatt Technology is a provider of light scattering instrumentation and software for determining the absolute molar mass, size, charge and interactions of macromolecules and nanoparticles in solution. Wyatt Technology is based in Santa Barbara, California.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Waters

Milford, Massachusetts, United States

Category Company
Founded 1958
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees7,900
Revenue 3.0B USD (2023)
DESCRIPTION
Entrance to Waters' corporate headquarters in Milford, Massachusetts.
Entrance to Waters' corporate headquarters in Milford, Massachusetts.

Waters is a manufacturer of high and ultra-high performance liquid chromatography and mass spectrometry instruments. It offers thermal analysis, rheometry, and calorimetry instruments and supplies software based products to interface with the company's and other manufacturers' instruments. Waters was formed in 1958 and is based in Milford, Massachusetts.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 11 of 11
Sector (Technology Hardware) 1 of 1
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 10 of 10
State (California) 1 of 1
Country (United States) 9 of 9
Year (2023) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 3
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