Lafayette Instrument Acquires Actimetrics

Lafayette Instrument (Branford Castle Partners) Acquires Aurora Scientific

April 24, 2023

Medical Devices

Lafayette Instrument, a portfolio company of Branford Castle Partners, has acquired Aurora Scientific, a Canada-based manufacturer of instrumentation and software for muscle physiology and neuroscience research. The bolt-on strengthens Lafayette’s life-science instrumentation offering and expands its product range into skeletal muscle physiology for universities and research institutions.

Branford Castle Partners Acquires Lafayette Instrument Company

April 22, 2021

Manufacturing

Branford Castle Partners' affiliate has purchased Lafayette Instrument Company, the Lafayette, Indiana-based manufacturer of polygraph systems and neuroscience research instruments. Brookside Capital Partners provided mezzanine debt and an equity co-investment to support the transaction while Byline Sponsor Finance (Byline Bank) provided senior debt; CEO Jennifer Rider and existing management are reinvesting and will remain with the company.

Ekimetrics Acquires Actable

February 2, 2026

Data & Analytics

Paris-based data science firm Ekimetrics has acquired Actable, a New York–based specialist in AI-powered customer analytics, as part of its "Elevate" plan to become a global leader in large-scale managed data and AI solutions. The deal strengthens Ekimetrics' customer analytics and marketing/sales AI capabilities and accelerates its expansion in North America; Actable will continue operating within Ekimetrics while its technology is progressively integrated into the Ekimetrics platform.

ARCHIMED Acquires 75% Stake in ActiGraph

May 18, 2020

Medical Devices

ARCHIMED (ArchiMed) has acquired a 75% stake in ActiGraph in an all-equity transaction, with management retaining 10% and other historic shareholders keeping 15%. The investment will fund ActiGraph's expansion into the regulated drug-development and clinical-trials market, accelerating product, regulatory and commercial capabilities; financial terms were not disclosed.

Lafayette Instrument Acquires Alzet Osmotic Pumps from DURECT

November 25, 2024

Medical Devices

Lafayette Instrument, a Branford Castle Partners portfolio company, has acquired the ALZET Osmotic Pumps business from DURECT Corporation as an add-on to expand Lafayette’s life-science instrumentation offering. The acquisition strengthens Lafayette’s preclinical dosing product line and represents the fourth bolt-on for the company since Branford Castle’s 2021 investment; the deal includes senior and mezzanine debt financing.

Calibre Scientific Acquires AmpliTech

January 4, 2022

Healthcare Services

Calibre Scientific has acquired AmpliTech, a France-based distributor of reagents and instruments specializing in molecular pathology, cytogenetics, and molecular genetics. The acquisition expands Calibre Scientific's European distribution platform, broadens AmpliTech's supplier relationships and product offering, and preserves continuity for AmpliTech's customers and employees.