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Mesa Labs Announces Agreement To Acquire Agena Bioscience, Inc.

PUBLIC · MLABSep 14, 2021

Acquiring Company

Mesa Laboratories

Acquired Company

hC Bioscience

LakewoodBostonOtherFinancial ServicesInternet ServicesDesignOther

Description

Mesa Laboratories, Inc. (NASDAQ:MLAB) (“we”, “us”, “our”, “Mesa” or the “Company”), a global leader in the design and manufacturing of critical quality control solutions for the pharmaceutical, healthcare, and medical device industries, announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Agena Bioscience, Inc. (“Agena”) for a cash purchase price of $300 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.

Quick answer

Mesa Laboratories is acquiring hC Bioscience, announced September 14, 2021. Mesa Laboratories is based in Lakewood, Colorado, United States.

How much did Mesa Laboratories pay for hC Bioscience?
The deal value was not disclosed.
What does Mesa Laboratories do?
Mesa is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of critical quality control solutions for the pharmaceutical, healthcare and medical device industries.
Where are Mesa Laboratories and hC Bioscience based?
Mesa Laboratories is based in Lakewood, Colorado, United States. hC Bioscience is based in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.

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Company Information

Company

Mesa Laboratories

Location

Lakewood, Colorado, United States

About

Mesa is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of critical quality control solutions for the pharmaceutical, healthcare and medical device industries. Mesa offers products and services through four divisions (Sterilization and Disinfection Control, Biopharmaceutical Development, Instruments, and Continuous Monitoring) to help our customers ensure product integrity, increase patient and worker safety, and improve the quality of life throughout the world. 1 Non-GAAP Financial Measure In this release, we refer to the non-GAAP financial measure adjusted operating income (“AOI”), which is defined to exclude the non-cash impact of amortization of intangible assets, stock-based compensation expense, and impairment loss on goodwill and long-lived assets. We are unable to provide a reconciliation of forward-looking AOI because components of the calculation are inherently unpredictable and currently unknown. Forward Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of the federal securities laws. Investors are cautioned that statements in this press release which are not strictly historical statements including, without limitation, express or implied statements or guidance regarding the expected results of the proposed acquisition of Agena on Mesa’s future financial performance, including the accretive nature and the timing of the accretive nature of the acquisition, expected synergies following the acquisition of Agena, customer adoption of Agena’s products, the expected expansion of Mesa’s product lines, the timing of the closing of the acquisition and other statements identified by words like “believe,” “expect,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “seek,” or “could” and similar expressions, constitute forward-looking statements. Such forward-looking statements are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated, including, without limitation, risks associated with: the risk that the proposed acquisition may not be completed in a timely manner, or at all; the occurrence of any event, change or other circumstance that could give rise to the termination of the acquisition; our ability to integrate Agena’s business and personnel and to achieve expected synergies; our ability to maintain or expand Agena’s historical sales; our ability to accurately forecast the acquisition, related restructuring costs and allocation of the purchase price, goodwill and other acquired intangibles and other asset adjustments; the risk of any litigation relating to the transaction; and other risks detailed in Mesa’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K on file with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the other reports that Mesa periodically files with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Actual results may differ materially from those Mesa contemplated by these forward-looking statements. Therefore, you should not rely on any of these forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements reflect management’s current views and are based only on information currently available to us. Mesa does not undertake to update, whether written or oral, any of these forward-looking statements to reflect a change in its views or events or circumstances, whether as a result of new information or otherwise, that occur after the date hereof except as required by law. For more information about the Company, please visit its website at www.mesalabs.com

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Frequently asked

Who acquired hC Bioscience?

hC Bioscience was acquired by Mesa Laboratories, based in Lakewood. The deal was reported on September 14, 2021. Mesa is a global leader in the design and manufacturing of critical quality control solutions for the pharmaceutical, healthcare and medical device industries. Mesa Laboratories is publicly traded (MLAB) and operates in Other.

When did Mesa Laboratories acquire hC Bioscience?

Mesa Laboratories's acquisition of hC Bioscience was reported on September 14, 2021. Mesa Laboratories, Inc. Fundz records the date the transaction was first publicly reported, sourced from filings and company announcements.

What does hC Bioscience do?

hC Bioscience is dedicated to improving the lives of patients with the development of first-in-class tRNA-based therapeutics targeting protein dysfunction. hC’s innovations in precision protein editing therapies target genetically defined diseases. It is privately held, operating in Other, and is based in Boston.

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