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Thermo Fisher acquisitions, on the record
The businesses Thermo Fisher bought and sold, as its annual reports describe them, with the cash it reported paying for acquisitions each year and every deal filing since 2016.
Deals its annual reports describe
| Business | Deal | When | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
The Binding Site GroupWord for word“On January 3, 2023, the company acquired, within the Specialty Diagnostics segment, The Binding Site Group, a U.K.-based provider of specialty diagnostic assays and instruments to improve the diagnosis and management of blood cancers and immune system disorders.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | On January 3, 2023 | — |
CorEvitas, LLCWord for word“On August 14, 2023, the company acquired, within the Laboratory Products and Biopharma Services segment, CorEvitas, LLC, a U.S.-based provider of regulatory-grade, real-world evidence for approved medical treatments and therapies.” 10-K for 2023 | acquisition | On August 14, 2023 | — |
Olink Holding AB (publ)Word for word“On October 17, 2023, the company entered into a purchase agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Olink Holding AB (publ) at a price of $ 26.00 per share, or approximately $ 3.1 billion.” 10-K for 2023 | agreed acquisition | — | approximately $ 3.1 billion |
filtration and separation business from Solventum CorporationWord for word“On September 1, 2025, the company acquired, within the Life Sciences Solutions segment, our filtration and separation business, a leading provider of purification and filtration technologies used in the production of biologics as well as in medical technologies and industrial applications, from Solventum Corporation.” 10-K for 2025 | acquisition | On September 1, 2025 | — |
| Fiscal year ended | Cash paid for acquisitions (net of cash acquired) | Goodwill from acquisitions |
|---|---|---|
| 2016-12-31 | $5.18 billion | $2.69 billion |
| 2017-12-31 | $7.23 billion | $3.52 billion |
| 2018-12-31 | $536 million | $161 million |
| 2019-12-31 | $1.84 billion | $947 million |
| 2020-12-31 | $38 million | $35 million |
| 2021-12-31 | $19.39 billion | $16.02 billion |
| 2022-12-31 | $39 million | $24 million |
| 2023-12-31 | $3.66 billion | $2.4 billion |
| 2024-12-31 | $3.13 billion | $2.3 billion |
| 2025-12-31 | $4.04 billion | $2.12 billion |
Deal filings since 2016
- 2026-02-12 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-12-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2025-10-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-12-05 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2023-08-10 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-11-21 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-10-20 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2022-01-07 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-11-18 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-10-22 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-10-18 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-08-23 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2021-04-16 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-12-04 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-07-16 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-06-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-04-23 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-04-02 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-03-26 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2020-03-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-10-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2019-09-30 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2018-08-08 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-08-14 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-08-11 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-07-24 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2017-03-16 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-09-19 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-09-12 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-08-09 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-07-01 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
- 2016-04-13 Form 8-K, Item 1.01: Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement
Read from Thermo Fisher’s annual reports (10-K for 2025, 10-K for 2024, 10-K for 2023) and the financial data it files with the SEC, as of 2026-02-26. Every quotation is word for word from the filing linked beside it; how these pages are built and checked. The full record is in its company data sheet.