CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. acquires Celsis Group Limited
Snapshot
CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. acquired Celsis Group Limited for $214.5 million in July 2015. The transaction was structured as all cash. Celsis Group Limited is a United Kingdom-based Manufacturing Support — Microbial Solutions business.
- Acquirer
- CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- Target
- Celsis Group Limited
- Value
- $214.5 million
- Date
- July 2015
- Type
- full acquisition
- Status
- ready
The deal at a glance
About this deal
CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. acquired Celsis Group Limited for $214.5 million, a transaction completed in July 2015, structured as all cash.
Celsis Group Limited operates in Manufacturing Support — Microbial Solutions, is based in United Kingdom. Celsis Group Limited was a leading provider of rapid testing systems for non-sterile bacterial contamination for the biopharmaceutical and consumer products industries.
The purpose of this acquisition was to enhance our portfolio of rapid microbial detection products and services with the addition of a rapid bioburden testing product. The purchase price for Celsis was $214.5 million.
Microbial Solutions, Manufacturing Support segment
No advisory firms have been disclosed for this transaction.