ILC Dover Acquires Solo Containment Ltd
September 9, 2020
ILC Dover, Inc. has acquired Solo Containment Ltd, a UK-based specialist manufacturer of flexible film isolators used in pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical manufacturing. The deal broadens ILC Dover's single-use containment and aseptic isolator capabilities, establishes a European center of excellence, and complements its HPAPI containment offerings; Solo founder Martyn Ryder will remain with the business.
- Buyers
- ILC Dover, Inc.
- Targets
- Solo Containment Ltd
- Platforms
- ILC Dover, Inc.
- Industry
- Medical Devices
- Location
- United Kingdom
- Transaction Type
- Addon
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