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A•••••• Completes Acquisition of VWR
Add-on acquisitionclosedadd-onannounced Nov 21, 2017closed Nov 21, 2017Fact
What happened
- Target
- V•• C•••••••••
- Platform
- A••••••add-on basis: A••••••, Inc., a global supplier of ultra-high-purity materials for the life sciences and advanced technology industries, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of V•• C••••••••• (NASDAQ: VWR), the leading global independent provider of product, supply chain, and service solutions to laboratory and production customers. | A••••••, Inc. is held by NEW M••••••• Finance on its portfolio page; published on NEW M••••••• Finance's own news page
- Control
- Control
- Share acquired
- unknown
- Industry
- unknown
- Target location
- unknown
- Seller kind
- unknown
- Rollover
- unknown
Values, only where disclosed
- Enterprise value
- $6.5B (disclosed by a party)
- Purchase price
- Not disclosed
- Equity value
- Not disclosed
- Target revenue
- Not disclosed
- Target EBITDA
- Not disclosed
- Multiple
- Not disclosed
Parties and roles
9 named
Buy side
- “A••••••, Inc., a global supplier of ultra-high-purity materials for the life sciences and advanced technology industries, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of V•• C••••••••• (NASDAQ: VWR), the leading global independent provider of product, supply chain, and service soluti”
- “A••••••, Inc., a global supplier of ultra-high-purity materials for the life sciences and advanced technology industries, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of V•• C••••••••• (NASDAQ: VWR), the leading global independent provider of product, supply chain, and service soluti”
Advisory side
- B•••••••Buy-side adviserconfirmed“Goldman Sachs, Jefferies LLC, B••••••• and J• M••••• acted as financial advisors to A••••••, and S•••••• T•••••• • B••••••• L•• acted as legal advisor to A••••••.”
- J• M•••••Buy-side adviserconfirmed“Goldman Sachs, Jefferies LLC, B••••••• and J• M••••• acted as financial advisors to A••••••, and S•••••• T•••••• • B••••••• L•• acted as legal advisor to A••••••.”
- K••••••• • E•••• L••Legal adviserconfirmed“B••• M•••••• L•••• acted as exclusive financial advisor to VWR, and K••••••• • E•••• L•• acted as legal advisor.”
- S•••••• T•••••• • B••••••• L••Legal adviserconfirmed“Goldman Sachs, Jefferies LLC, B••••••• and J• M••••• acted as financial advisors to A••••••, and S•••••• T•••••• • B••••••• L•• acted as legal advisor to A••••••.”
- B••• M•••••• L••••Sell-side adviserconfirmed“B••• M•••••• L•••• acted as exclusive financial advisor to VWR, and K••••••• • E•••• L•• acted as legal advisor.”
Side not stated
- “M••••• B•••••••••, former Chief Executive Officer of VWR, commented, “By executing on our business plan and growth strategy, VWR built a truly differentiated company, with broad global distribution capabilities and a breadth of essential products, services and technology offerings for laboratory and”
- “A••••••, Inc., a global supplier of ultra-high-purity materials for the life sciences and advanced technology industries, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of V•• C••••••••• (NASDAQ: VWR), the leading global independent provider of product, supply chain, and service soluti”
Evidence
“A••••••, Inc., a global supplier of ultra-high-purity materials for the life sciences and advanced technology industries, today announced the successful completion of its acquisition of V•• C••••••••• (NASDAQ: VWR), the leading global independent provider of product, supply chain, and service solutions to laboratory and production customers.”
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