PerkinElmer agrees takeover of Perten Instruments

PerkinElmer has announced the acquisition of Stockholm-based Perten Instruments in a deal worth $266 million (168.82 million pounds).

The Swedish company is a leading global supplier of advanced analytical instruments for quality control of food, grain, flour and feed, and will help to expand PerkinElmer's global footprint for environmental health range when the deal closes next month.

Adding Perten's analysis platforms and leading food quality calibration database to its portfolio will build upon the company's broad offerings for food safety and quality testing throughout the development and manufacturing processes.

Jon DiVincenzo, president of environmental health at PerkinElmer, said: "PerkinElmer will now be firmly positioned to help customers address rigorous regulations for food quality control, import/export product testing and the need to preserve the integrity of global supply chains."

This comes after the firm last month agreed a deal to purchase Ceiba Solutions, a leading sciences and laboratory IT software and services company.