Deal

BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. acquires AbD Serotec (division of MorphoSys AG)

January 2013 carve-out ready

Snapshot

BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. acquired AbD Serotec (division of MorphoSys AG) for $62.2 million total consideration (net of cash received of $7.3 million) in January 2013. The transaction was structured as all cash. AbD Serotec (division of MorphoSys AG) is a Germany / United Kingdom (MorphoSys AG division)-based Life Science business.

Acquirer
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC.
Target
AbD Serotec (division of MorphoSys AG)
Value
$62.2 million total consideration (net of cash received of $7.3 million)
Date
January 2013
Type
carve-out
Status
ready
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The deal at a glance

Private-market deal
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. acquires AbD Serotec (division of MorphoSys AG)
Deal value
$62.2 million total consideration (net of cash received of $7.3 million)
Sector
Life Science
Date
January 2013
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About this deal

BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. acquired AbD Serotec (division of MorphoSys AG) for $62.2 million total consideration (net of cash received of $7.3 million), a transaction completed in January 2013, structured as all cash. The deal was a carve-out.

AbD Serotec (division of MorphoSys AG) operates in Life Science, is based in Germany / United Kingdom (MorphoSys AG division). AbD Serotec, acquired from MorphoSys AG, brought a comprehensive catalog of research antibodies to Bio-Rad's Life Science business.

We believe that with AbD Serotec's comprehensive catalog of antibodies it complements Bio-Rad's Life Science offerings.

Comprehensive antibody catalog expanding Bio-Rad's Life Science reagent portfolio. Adds antibody reagents to the Life Science segment. Life Science segment

In January 2013, we acquired 100% of the outstanding shares of AbD Serotec, a division of MorphoSys AG, for total consideration of $62.2 million (net of cash received of $7.3 million).
Bio-Rad Laboratories FY2013 10-K, acquisitions disclosure
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No advisory firms have been disclosed for this transaction.

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