Every deal, price, and strategic rationale.
Plotted by close date where disclosed, otherwise announcement. Click any marker to jump to the deal entry.
Three patterns show up across 3D Systems's deal book — what the team buys, how it pays, and how it integrates. The patterns are the throughline; the individual deals below are the evidence.
Roll-up of custom-parts services: a long run of bolt-ons (Quickparts, Formero, Kemo, TIM, CRDM, RPDG, Robtec, Easyway) assembled a global on-demand manufacturing and service-bureau network across the US, Europe, Asia-Pacific and South America.
Vertical integration across the full additive stack: deals reached into print materials (Village Plastics, RenShape/Digitalis, Huntsman lines), software/CAD-CAM (Geomagic, Rapidform, Cimatron, Alibre, Oqton), and printer hardware (Z Corp, Phenix, LayerWise, Wematter, Titan, dp polar).
A major push into healthcare and bioprinting: larger acquisitions (Medical Modeling, Simbionix, Kumovis, Volumetric Biotechnologies) built a personalized-surgery, medical-device and regenerative-medicine franchise alongside the core industrial business.
50 acquisitions. Click any row to see the deal value, financing structure, target revenue, executive commentary, and the original SEC filing — the evidence behind the patterns above.
Provider of customer support services and a factory-authorized source of parts, maintenance and other services for 3D Systems equipment.
Custom parts services company offering on-demand manufacturing of prototype and production parts. $22.775 million (net of cash).
Custom parts services company.
Startup developing custom-parts services for CAD users through desktop tools that integrate directly into the design environment. $1.25 million ($1.0M cash + $0.25M stock; earnout up to ~$8.925M).
Software development company specializing in plug-ins for all commercially available CAD packages.
Provider of 3D and 2D digital media libraries via an online marketplace exchange for consumers and professionals. $2.5 million ($1.875M cash + $0.625M stock).
Provider of printable collections of innovative and practical 3D content, including products commercialized by fashion and design labels. $2.286 million ($1.136M cash + $1.15M stock).
Provider of design productivity (parametric 3D CAD) solutions.
Manufacturer of desktop 3D printers, kits, materials and accessories (assets related to the Botmill printer). $17 thousand (earnout up to $1.0M).
Provider of on-demand custom parts services and a distributor of 3D printers, based in Australia with an office in China. $5.967 million ($4.967M cash + $1.0M stock; earnout ~$2.012M).
Provider of on-demand custom parts services, based in the Netherlands.
The RenShape stereolithography print materials and Digitalis rapid-manufacturing 3D printer product line acquired from the Advanced Materials Division of Huntsman Corporation.
Z Corp is a provider of consumer and professional 3D printers, 3D scanners, proprietary print materials and printer services (Burlington, MA). Vidar is a provider of medical film scanners that digitize film for radiology, oncology, mammography and dental applications (Herndon, VA). $134.918 million (net of cash).
This is a historic, game-changing event for our customers and stockholders. Today we gained complementary full color and high speed printing technology, increased our marketplace presence significantly in verticals beyond product development and direct manufacturing.
Designs and markets innovative 3D-printed accessories for retail consumer electronics; 3D Systems moved from a minority shareholder to 100% ownership. $1.243 million ($0.848M cash + $0.395M stock; earnout).
Operates My Robot Nation, a consumer technology platform that provides intuitive, game-like content creation for 3D printing. $2.749 million ($1.499M cash + $1.25M stock).
Direct rapid manufacturing provider of product-development solutions for aerospace and medical device applications, from design to production of certified end-use parts. $7.953 million ($6.138M cash + $1.815M stock; earnout).
Startup bringing a personal approach to medical devices, with proprietary integrated scan, design and print technology for custom-fit prosthetics, orthotics and orthopedic devices. $7.903 million ($4.064M cash + $3.144M stock; $0.695M deferred).
Developer of Hypr3D, an online platform that allows anyone to turn their pictures and videos into printable 3D creations. $1.0 million ($0.5M cash + $0.5M stock; earnout up to $1.0M).
Full-service provider of Quickparts custom parts services, located in the Netherlands. $1.714 million ($1.148M cash + $0.566M stock).
Developer of scan-to-CAD and inspection software tools known as Rapidform, located in Seoul, South Korea.
Start-up that creates consumer customized 3D-printed products and collectibles, located in Paris, France.
Leading global provider of 3D authoring solutions including design, sculpt and scan software tools used to create 3D content and inspect products throughout the entire design and manufacturing process. $52.687 million (net of cash).
Geomagic represents the perfect strategic fit for us and we will be thrilled to welcome 3D pioneer and Geomagic Founder and CEO Ping Fu as our Chief Strategy Officer once the deal has closed.
Joining 3D Systems provides us with the scale, resources and strategic platform to realize our shared vision of delivering functional, affordable and extensible 3D authoring solutions for the benefit of professional designers and engineers, as well as the exciting maker's movement.
Global provider of additive and traditional quick-turn manufacturing services. $44.413 million ($33.163M cash + $6.75M stock; $4.5M deferred).
Leading global provider of direct metal selective laser sintering 3D printers based in Riom, France; designs, manufactures and sells proprietary direct metal 3D printers that print chemically pure, fully dense metal and ceramic parts from very fine powders.
Cloud-based, collaborative design and project management platform (TeamPlatform).
U.K. provider of rapid prototyping and rapid tooling services.
Start-up micro-design firm based in Los Angeles dedicated to 3D printing customized, multi-dimensional, edible confections. $1.5 million ($1.0M cash + $0.5M stock).
Provider of 3D-printed ceramics. $2.846 million ($1.996M cash + $0.85M stock).
Manufacturer of filament-based ABS, PLA and HIPS 3D printing materials. $6.361 million ($4.361M cash + $2.0M stock).
Provider of 3D scanning and modeling content for the entertainment and toy industries. $10.65 million ($7.975M cash + $2.675M stock; anniversary earnouts).
Certain assets of Xerox Corporation's Wilsonville, Oregon product design, engineering and chemistry group and related assets.
Online platform combining home design, gaming and community sharing to deliver a 3D create-and-make experience for children, families and adults (DigitalDollhouse.com and Dreamhouse Designer). $4.0 million ($2.0M cash + $2.0M stock).
Provider of 3D printing-centric personalized surgical treatments and patient-specific medical devices, including virtual surgical planning, personalized medical devices and clinical transfer tools. $69.026 million ($51.526M cash + $17.5M stock).
The combination of our rapidly growing healthcare business with Medical Modeling's expanding range of products and services creates the largest 3D printing based personalized surgery and patient specific medical device service capabilities available today.
Working with surgeons around the world on tens of thousands of patient cases gives us a unique perspective on surgical planning opportunities that, together with 3DS technology platform and resources, could accelerate our global growth and enhance overall patient outcomes.
Provider of advanced manufacturing, tooling and rapid prototyping solutions. $17.45 million ($13.075M cash + $4.375M stock).
Sister companies providing precision machining and manufacturing services and 3D printing services.
Provider of patient-specific surgical simulation solutions.
Provider of advanced direct metal 3D printing and manufacturing services delivering quick-turn 3D-printed metal parts on its own proprietary line of direct metal 3D printers for aerospace, high-precision equipment, and medical and dental customers.
Additive manufacturing service bureau and distributor of 3D printing and scanning products.
Company that develops consumer 3D printers. $24.743 million (earnout up to ~$25.0M).
A product line related to the Company's materials business, acquired as part of its business continuity and operational excellence initiatives.
Provider of integrated 3D CAD/CAM software and solutions for manufacturing. $77.984 million (net of cash).
Cimatron represents a perfect strategic fit for our business by providing expanded capabilities in product development, sales coverage and complementary technology. We believe that this combination offers unique synergies with significant long-term customer benefits and shareholder value.
With a 30 year track record of providing comprehensive, cost-effective solutions that streamline manufacturing cycles and shorten product delivery time, it is the perfect time to become part of 3DS where we can substantially accelerate our progress and extend our reach and impact.
Manufacturing service bureau and distributor of 3D printing and scanning products in China.
Curricula provider (STEM/STEAM education curricula).
Software provider.
Software company that creates an intelligent, cloud-based Manufacturing Operating System (MOS) platform tailored for flexible production environments using a range of advanced manufacturing and automation technologies, including additive manufacturing. $188.168 million ($107.471M cash + ~$80.697M stock).
Customers across our industrial and healthcare segments are accelerating the adoption of additive manufacturing into production environments. They have increasingly identified the need for a manufacturing software platform that can easily and intelligently incorporate not only the printers themselves but all digital production systems and key enterprise software.
Biotech company whose mission is to develop the ability to manufacture human organs using bioprinting methods and the underlying technologies required to create highly complex biological structures. $40.172 million ($24.814M cash + ~$15.358M stock; milestone payments up to $355M).
Company utilizing PEEK (polyether ether ketone) materials with properties suited to many medical applications, including implant applications. $37.9 million (plus ~$1.6M RNCI fair value; $3.6M deferred).
Pellet-based extrusion 3D printing platform that addresses customer applications requiring large build volumes, superior performance and improved productivity at significantly lower cost.
German-based designer and manufacturer of a manufacturing system designed for high-speed mass production of customized components, featuring a patented continuous printing process built on a large-scale, segmented, rotating print platform. $25.9 million ($19.6M cash + $7.1M stock; ~$0.8M post-closing adjustment).
Swedish 3D printer manufacturer that broadens 3D Systems' Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) portfolio. ~$10.2 million (plus contingent EUR 2.0M).
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