Niederer Kraft Frey advised Calibre Scientific, Inc., (Calibre Scientific) on the acquisition of wikuma GmbH.

Calibre Scientific is a diversified global provider of life science reagents, tools, instruments, and other consumables to the lab research, diagnostics, industrial, and biopharmaceutical communities. Calibre Scientific owns a portfolio of life science and diagnostic companies, across various key verticals, that have an unrivalled ability to address the unique challenges of their respective markets. Its global reach extends into over 175 countries, empowering customers all over the world. Headquartered in Holland, Ohio, Calibre Scientific continues to grow across a wide array of verticals and geographies, further diversifying its product offering and global footprint to laboratories around the world.

Wikuma GmbH is a specialised service company in the field of service and repair of laboratory equipment and complements Calibre Scientific’s activities in Switzerland.

The NKF team was led by Corporate/M&A partner Patrik Peyer, working with associate Sabrina Gysi and junior associate Luca Heinrich (both Corporate/M&A), partner Fabiano Menghini and associate Yannik Bleiker (both Real Estate), partner Janine Reudt-Demont (Life Science/Technology) and counsel Livia Keller (Employment).