Mérieux NutriSciences Acquires Chestnut Labs (U.S. business)
June 2, 2020
Mérieux NutriSciences has acquired Chestnut Labs’ U.S. business from Dairy Farmers of America. Chestnut Labs — which operates laboratories in Springfield, Missouri and Ithaca, New York and provides consulting, microbiology and chemistry services — will expand Mérieux NutriSciences’ food safety testing capabilities and U.S. footprint.
- Buyers
- Mérieux NutriSciences
- Targets
- Chestnut Labs
- Sellers
- Dairy Farmers of America
- Industry
- Professional Services
- Location
- United States
- Transaction Type
- Buyout
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