Nitto Denko Acquires Bend Labs, Inc.

Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd. Acquires JLab Audio for $370M

April 15, 2021

Consumer Products

Japan-based holding company Noritsu Koki Co., Ltd. agreed to acquire Carlsbad-based personal audio brand JLab Audio for $370 million. The deal gives Noritsu Koki a global consumer-audio brand and provides JLab access to NKC’s international manufacturing and distribution platform; sellers include Petra Capital Partners, Catalyst Holdings and Eagle Private Capital.

Mettler-Toledo Acquires PendoTECH

March 24, 2021

Medical Devices

Mettler-Toledo International Inc. completed the acquisition of PendoTECH, a Princeton, New Jersey–based maker of single-use sensors, transmitters, control systems and software for bioprocess measurement and monitoring. The transaction includes $185 million initial consideration plus up to $20 million in contingent payments and is intended to expand Mettler-Toledo's process-analytics and sensor offerings for the bioprocessing market and enable cross-selling and broader global reach.

Bend Bioscience Unites CoreRx and Societal CDMO Under Single Bend Bioscience Brand

September 4, 2024

Pharmaceuticals

Bend Bioscience has unified CoreRx and Societal CDMO under the Bend Bioscience brand to form an integrated contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO). The consolidation combines CoreRx’s formulation development expertise, Societal CDMO’s scalable cGMP manufacturing and packaging capabilities, and Bend Bioscience’s research and technology to offer end-to-end development-to-commercialization services across facilities in Bend, Oregon; Clearwater, Florida; and Gainesville, Georgia.

USA DeBusk Acquires Nitro-Lift

December 5, 2023

Industrial Services

USA DeBusk LLC has acquired Nitro-Lift (Nitro Lift Technologies LLC, Nitro-Lift Fabrication LLC, and Nitro-Chem Solutions LLC), a family-owned provider of nitrogen services, fabrication and chemical sales serving upstream, midstream and downstream oil & gas markets. The deal expands USA DeBusk’s turnkey service offering and geographic footprint, with Nitro-Lift’s operations to be branded as Nitro-Lift, A USA DeBusk Company.

Asahi Kasei Medical Acquires Bionova Scientific

April 14, 2022

Biotechnology

Asahi Kasei Medical agreed to wholly acquire Bionova Scientific, a Fremont, California-based biopharmaceutical CDMO that provides process development and GMP-compliant manufacturing services for next-generation antibody drugs. The acquisition, executed through a U.S. subsidiary, expands Asahi Kasei Medical's bioprocess and CDMO capabilities to better serve biologics developers and accelerate growth of its bioprocess business; closing is subject to regulatory clearances.

Rigaku Corporation Acquires MILabs B.V.

August 2, 2021

Medical Devices

Rigaku Corporation acquired all issued shares of MILabs B.V., a Netherlands-based manufacturer of preclinical PET, SPECT, CT and optical imaging systems, closing on August 2, 2021. The deal expands Rigaku's entry into the life sciences and pre-clinical imaging market by combining MILabs' multi-modality imaging capabilities with Rigaku's X-ray imaging and global sales and service network.