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Azenta buys Barkey for €80M; expands cell & gene therapy cold-chain products
Azenta, Inc.
- Purchase price approx €80M (~$86M) for Barkey, a provider of controlled-rate thawing devices.
- Barkey reported ~€17M in revenue for the twelve months ended March 31, 2022.
- Deal expected to close early July 2022; Barkey's owners and COO to join Azenta.
- Acquisition expected accretive to non-GAAP earnings immediately and GAAP within first year.
- Extends Azenta's cold-chain portfolio into cell & gene therapy, serving over 100 CGT customers.