Techne Corporation Mergers and Acquisitions


Techne Corporation

614 McKinley Place N E
Minneapolis, MN 55413-2647
United States
Tel:1/612/379-8854
URL: http://www.mdsystems.com
Primary Symbol & Exchange:
TECH - Common Stock - NASDAQ
Industry:
Pharmaceutical
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Techne Corporation Deal Timeline


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Acquisitions > 100 M$ 10 to 100 M$ < 10M$ Stakes Divestitures

Techne Corporation M&A History


R&D Systems Inc acquires Fortron Bio Science Inc R&D Systems Inc acquires Fortron Bio Science IncJul 06, 2005

US - R&D Systems (RS), a unit of Techne Corp, acquired all the outstanding stock of Fortron Bio Science Inc, a manufacturer of biological products. Concurrently, RS acquired BiosPacific Inc. The two transactions have a combined value of an estimated

R&D Systems Inc acquires BiosPacific Inc R&D Systems Inc acquires BiosPacific IncJul 06, 2005

US - R&D Systems (RS), a unit of Techne Corp, acquired BiosPacific Inc, a manufacturer and wholesaler of biological products. Concurrently, RS acquired Fortron Bio Science Inc. The two transactions haved a combined value of an estimated $## mil in

Techne Corp acquires a minority stake in Discovery Genomics Inc Techne Corp acquires a minority stake in Discovery Genomics IncAug 06, 2001

US - Techne Corp acquired a ##% stake in Discovery Genomics, a provider of genetic research services, for $# mil.

Research & Diagnostic Systems acquires Cistron Biotechnology-Research from Celltech Group PLC Research & Diagnostic Systems acquires Cistron Biotechnology-Research from Celltech Group PLCFeb 23, 1999

Research & Diagnostic Systems Inc, a unit of Techne Corp, acquired the research reagents business of Cistron Biotechnology for $.## mil.

Electroglas Inc acquires Techne Corp Electroglas Inc acquires Techne CorpDec 12, 1997

Electroglas acquired Techne Corp for $#.# mil in a combination of cash and common stock.

Protean PLC acquires Techne Corp Protean PLC acquires Techne CorpJan 12, 1994

Protean acquired all the outstanding shares of Techne for $#.## mil. The consideration consisted of $#.## mil in guaranteed unsecured loan notes as well as ###,### Protean ordinary shares, valued at $#.## mil based on Protean

LISABIO acquires Hycel SA(Techne Corp) from Techne Corp LISABIO acquires Hycel SA(Techne Corp) from Techne CorpOct 17, 1991

LISABIO acquired Hycel, a subsidiary of Techne, for a total of #.# mil French francs ($#.# mil US). The consideration consisted of a cash payment of # mil francs ($###,### US), which was being held in escrow

Research & Diagnostic Systems acquires Amgen-Reagent Diagnostic Buss from Amgen Inc Research & Diagnostic Systems acquires Amgen-Reagent Diagnostic Buss from Amgen IncAug 20, 1991

Research and Development Systems, a subsidiary of Techne, acquired the research reagent and kit diagnostic businesses of Amgen for $#.## mil. Terms of the transaction consisted of $###,### in cash against future royalties, plus a $# mil six

Techne Corporation M&A Summary


Techne Corporation has made 4 acquisitions while taking stakes in 1 companies. Techne Corporation has 3 divestitures during this period.
YearAcquisitionsStakesDivestitures
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Total413

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