CARSO Group Acquires Agro.Biolab Laboratory (Italy)

ARCHIMED-backed CARSO Acquires Arace Laboratori, AQCF and Three Asbestos Testing Labs

May 6, 2024

Healthcare Services

ARCHIMED, together with partners CAPZA Flex Equity Mid‑Market and Siparex, funded three concurrent add-on acquisitions by CARSO: Italian Arace Laboratori, French food‑safety specialist AQCF, and a grouping of three asbestos testing laboratories carved out from AC Environnement. The deals, financed by equity from shareholders and a debt facility arranged by Tikehau Capital, strengthen CARSO's position as France's market leader in health‑at‑work and purity testing and accelerate its European consolidation strategy.

ARCHIMED (MED Platform I) Acquires Majority Stake in CARSO

December 16, 2021

Healthcare Services

Transatlantic healthcare private equity firm ARCHIMED, via its MED Platform I fund and in partnership with CAPZA Expansion and Siparex, has acquired a majority stake in Lyon-based CARSO, a leader in purity and analytical testing for pharma, healthcare, environmental and food sectors. The deal (debt provided by Tikehau Capital and several banks) will support CARSO's internationalization and service-range expansion as the group aims to more than double current annual revenues (above €200 million).

Matrix Sciences Acquires AgroLab Inc.

March 18, 2021

Agriculture

Matrix Sciences has acquired AgroLab Inc., an agronomic testing laboratory in Harrington, Delaware, expanding Matrix's agri-food laboratory network and geographic coverage across the U.S. The acquisition brings AgroLab's soil, plant tissue, compost and related testing capabilities into Matrix's portfolio to better serve production agriculture, lawn care and compost manufacturers.

Eurofins Scientific S.E. Acquires Labormar in Colombia

July 8, 2024

Healthcare Services

Eurofins Scientific S.E. has completed the acquisition of Labormar, a Barranquilla-based laboratory, expanding Eurofins' testing capabilities and presence in Colombia and Latin America. Labormar, now operating as Eurofins Labormar, brings ~90 employees across a laboratory and nine logistics/sampling hubs serving food, feed, cosmetic, pharmacological and environmental testing markets.

Biosynth Carbosynth Acquires Aalto Bio Reagents

May 26, 2022

Biotechnology

Biosynth Carbosynth, a Swiss life‑sciences supplier, has acquired Aalto Bio Reagents, a Dublin‑based developer and provider of biological materials for in‑vitro diagnostics (IVD) and vaccine development. The deal strengthens Biosynth’s IVD and vaccine product portfolio and expands its capabilities to serve diagnostics and vaccine development customers worldwide.

SOCOTEC Italia Acquires Tecnolab Srl

April 14, 2021

Engineering Services

SOCOTEC Italia has acquired 100% of Tecnolab Srl, an Italian testing and geotechnical laboratory based in Ortona, to strengthen SOCOTEC's capabilities and capacity in the Italian infrastructure and construction market. Tecnolab brings an additional laboratory site, mobile laboratory capability, roughly 70 employees and ~€7.0M revenue (2020), enhancing SOCOTEC Italia's service offering for large infrastructure projects.