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Teledyne completes acquisition of Scientific Imaging businesses of Roper Technologies

Date Announced: 13 Feb 2019

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. and SARASOTA, Fla. -- Teledyne Technologies Inc. and Roper Technologies, Inc. have jointly announced the successful completion of the previously announced acquisition by Teledyne of the Scientific Imaging businesses of Roper for $225 million in cash.

The Scientific Imaging businesses include Princeton Instruments, Photometrics and Lumenera, as well as other brands.

The Scientific Imaging businesses provide a range of imaging solutions, primarily for life sciences, academic research and customized OEM industrial imaging solutions.

Princeton Instruments and Photometrics manufacture state-of-the-art cameras, spectrographs and optics for advanced research in physical sciences, life sciences research and spectroscopy imaging.

Applications and markets include materials analysis, quantum technology and cell biology imaging using fluorescence and chemiluminescence. Lumenera primarily provides rugged USB-based customized cameras for markets such as traffic management, as well as life sciences applications.

"These Scientific Imaging businesses have similar capabilities and are highly complementary to Teledyne's products and markets," said Robert Mehrabian, Executive Chairman of Teledyne. "We were pleased to close this acquisition quickly, and we are excited to welcome these businesses and their employees to Teledyne."

About Teledyne Technologies

Teledyne Technologies is a leading provider of sophisticated instrumentation, digital imaging products and software, aerospace and defense electronics, and engineered systems. Teledyne's operations are primarily located in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Western and Northern Europe. For more information, visit Teledyne's website at www.teledyne.com.

About Roper Technologies

Roper Technologies is a constituent of the S&P 500, Fortune 1000 and the Russell 1000 indices. Roper operates businesses that design and develop software (both license and software-as-a-service) and engineered products and solutions for a variety of niche end markets. Additional information about Roper is available on the company's website at www.ropertech.com.

Contact


Teledyne Technologies Inc.
1049 Camino Dos Rios
Thousand Oaks
CA 91360, USA
Tel. +1 805.373.4545

E-mail: info@teledyne.com

Web Site: www.teledyne.com

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