CHARLES RIVER LABORATORIES INTERNATIONAL, INC. acquired Sunrise Farms, Inc. for $9.6 million, a transaction completed in January 2015, structured as all cash.
Sunrise Farms, Inc. operates in Manufacturing Support — Avian Vaccine Services, is based in United States. Sunrise Farms was a producer of specific-pathogen-free (SPF) fertile chicken eggs and chickens used in the manufacture of live viruses, expanding Charles River's Avian Vaccine Services business.
The purpose of this business acquisition was to expand the capabilities of our existing Avian Vaccine Services (Avian) business. The purchase price of the acquisition was $9.6 million.
Avian Vaccine Services, Manufacturing Support segment
In 2015, we acquired Sunrise Farms, Inc. (Sunrise), a producer of specific-pathogen-free fertile chicken eggs and chickens used in the manufacture of live viruses. The purpose of this business acquisition was to expand the capabilities of our existing Avian Vaccine Services (Avian) business. The purchase price of the acquisition was $9.6 million.Charles River FY2015 10-K, Business Acquisitions note
Advisory firms were not disclosed for this transaction.