M&A Deal Summary

Waters Acquires Micromass

On September 25, 1997, Waters acquired life science company Micromass for 178M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Waters’ 1st transaction in the Life Science sector.
  • This is Waters’ 2nd largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Waters’ 1st transaction in the United States.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 1997-09-25
Target Micromass
Sector Life Science
Buyer(s) Waters
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 178M USD
Advisor(s) Barclays Investment Bank (Financial)

Target

Micromass

Manchester, United States
Micromass Ltd. a leader in the field of mass spectrometry. Also provides technology services Z SPRAY, LockSpray technology for mass measurement.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Waters

Milford, Massachusetts, United States

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Category Company
Founded 1958
Sector Test/Measurement Equipment
Employees7,400
Revenue 2.4B USD (2020)
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 1 of 11
Sector (Life Science) 1 of 2
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 1 of 10
Country (United States) 1 of 9
Year (1997) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 2 of 3
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