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Sigma-Aldrich's $17 bln buyout seen as boost for lab supplier VWR
2014-09-23 20:11:44| Chemicals - Topix.net
The large premium Germany's Merck KGaA agreed to pay in a $17 billion acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich Corp shines a spotlight on, and potentially raises the value of, a company Merck discarded a decade ago. VWR Corp, a supplier of laboratory chemicals and equipment with annual sales of about $4.2 billion, is owned by private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners.
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