Deal

BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. acquires GnuBIO, Inc.

April 2014 full acquisition ready

Snapshot

BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. acquired GnuBIO, Inc. for $50.4 million total consideration ($39.7 million cash at closing plus $10.7 million contingent consideration, potentially up to $70.0 million on development/regulatory and sales milestones) in April 2014. The transaction was structured as all cash plus contingent consideration. GnuBIO, Inc. is a Clinical Diagnostics business.

Acquirer
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC.
Target
GnuBIO, Inc.
Value
$50.4 million total consideration ($39.7 million cash at closing plus $10.7 million contingent consideration, potentially up to $70.0 million on development/regulatory and sales milestones)
Date
April 2014
Type
full acquisition
Status
ready
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The deal at a glance

Private-market deal
BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. acquires GnuBIO, Inc.
Deal value
$50.4 million total consideration ($39.7 million cash at closing plus $10.7 million contingent consideration, potentially up to $70.0 million on development/regulatory and sales milestones)
Sector
Clinical Diagnostics
Date
April 2014
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About this deal

BIO-RAD LABORATORIES, INC. acquired GnuBIO, Inc. for $50.4 million total consideration ($39.7 million cash at closing plus $10.7 million contingent consideration, potentially up to $70.0 million on development/regulatory and sales milestones), a transaction completed in April 2014, structured as all cash plus contingent consideration.

GnuBIO, Inc. operates in Clinical Diagnostics. GnuBIO's innovative DNA workflow is well-suited for the clinical diagnostics sequencing market and leverages droplet digital PCR technology.

We believe that GnuBIO's innovative DNA workflow is well-suited for the clinical diagnostics sequencing market and will leverage our leadership role in the area of droplet digital PCR.

Droplet-based sequencing workflow complementary to Bio-Rad's droplet digital PCR leadership. Leverages Bio-Rad's droplet digital PCR leadership for the clinical diagnostics sequencing market. Clinical Diagnostics segment Per later 10-Ks: in 2016 Bio-Rad fully impaired GnuBIO-related goodwill of $13.5 million and in-process research and development of $46.4 million.

We believe that GnuBIO's innovative DNA workflow is well-suited for the clinical diagnostics sequencing market and will leverage our leadership role in the area of droplet digital PCR.
Bio-Rad Laboratories FY2014 10-K, acquisitions disclosure
Advisors not disclosed

No advisory firms have been disclosed for this transaction.

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