Cologne - The US company Azenta, Inc., listed on Nasdaq has taken over the medical technology company Barkey, based in Leopoldshöhe (North Rhine-Westphalia), including all its subsidiaries. The purchase price amounts to approximately EUR 80 million. Barkey is considered a leading supplier of controlled thawing equipment for the medical, biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries. Azenta specialises in cold chain sample management solutions and genomic services in areas such as drug development, clinical research and advanced cell therapies. The transaction is expected to close in early July.
A CMS team around Klaus Jäger and Christoph Schröer provided comprehensive legal advice to the shareholders of Barkey Holding GmbH, Chris and Thomas Barkey, on the transaction.
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