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Avantor $4.38 billion acquisition of VWR International

5/5/2017
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$ 4.38 billion

Announced

5/5/2017

Overview:

  • Avantor has acquired fellow laboratory supplier VWR International in a $4.38 billion deal.
  • Avantor is owned by private equity firm New Mountain Capital.
  • New Mountain Capital will be the lead shareholder of the new entity.
  • Goldman Sachs, Jefferies and Barclays acted as financial advisers for Avantor and Bank of America Merrill Lynch acted for VWR.
  • The transaction is expected to close in the third quarter of 2017.

Kurt Stumpo - Journalist

Jurisdiction:

United States

Deal type:

Private acquisition

Practice areas:

Private equity
M&A

Governing law:

United States

Industry sectors:

Consumer goods and services
Healthcare

Firms:
Kirkland & Ellis

Party: VWR International (Target)

Lawyers: Mark Fennell, Sanford Perl

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

Party: Avantor (Acquirer)

Lawyers: Alan Klein, Ben Schaye, Elizabeth Cooper, James Cross, Joseph Kaufman, Ryan Bekkerus

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