Specac, Ltd Acquires Harrick Scientific, Inc

Ampersand Capital Partners Acquires Specac Ltd.

March 13, 2024

Manufacturing

Ampersand Capital Partners, a Boston-based private equity firm focused on healthcare and life sciences, has acquired Specac Ltd., a UK-based designer and manufacturer of FTIR spectroscopy accessories and sample preparation solutions. The acquisition will support Specac's growth trajectory and leverage Ampersand's experience in life-sciences-oriented lab products and OEM channels.

Spectris plc Acquires SciAps Incorporated

August 21, 2024

Manufacturing

Spectris plc agreed to acquire SciAps Incorporated for up to $260 million (upfront $200M plus up to $60M deferred), integrating the handheld XRF and LIBS specialist into Malvern Panalytical. SciAps, based in Boston, Massachusetts, is a high-growth provider of handheld materials-analysis instruments (expected 2024 sales ~$70M and adjusted EBITDA ~$12.1M); Rand Capital received $13.1M in proceeds from the sale of its SciAps investments.

Calibre Scientific Acquires American Chromatography Supplies (ACS)

June 17, 2024

Healthcare Services

Calibre Scientific has acquired American Chromatography Supplies LLC (ACS), a U.S. supplier of chromatography consumables, expanding Calibre's chromatography product portfolio and distribution capabilities. ACS, founded in 2011, supplies vials, caps, HPLC/GC columns and other lab consumables to pharmaceutical, academic, clinical, food & beverage, and environmental laboratories in the United States.

Calibre Scientific Acquires Agar Scientific

August 1, 2022

Medical Devices

Calibre Scientific has acquired Agar Scientific, a UK-based manufacturer and distributor of microscopy consumables and equipment headquartered in Stansted, United Kingdom. The deal expands Calibre Scientific's microscopy product offering and distribution capabilities—strengthening its presence in electron microscopy and cryo-EM markets and adding a scalable distribution operation to its portfolio.

eMolecules Acquires Specs Compound Handling B.V.

May 25, 2023

Healthcare Services

eMolecules, a San Diego–based chemical compound search-and-fulfillment platform, has acquired Specs Compound Handling B.V., a Netherlands-headquartered provider of compound reformatting, repository and management services. The acquisition expands eMolecules' global compound reformatting and inventory management footprint—adding European and US facilities—and is supported by eMolecules' existing investors, including Avista Capital Partners.

Headwall Photonics Acquires inno-spec GmbH

January 23, 2024

Manufacturing

Headwall Photonics, a Bolton, Massachusetts-based portfolio company of Arsenal Capital Partners, has acquired inno-spec GmbH of Nuremberg, Germany. The add-on expands Headwall's industrial hyperspectral imaging capabilities for high-volume recycling, industrial sorting and quality-testing applications and aims to integrate inno-spec's industrial solutions with Headwall's optical components and remote-sensing technologies.