LGC

LGC is Europe's largest private provider of forensic services and regulated scientific reference materials. It has 28 laboratories and centres across Europe, as well as sites in India, China and the US.

www.lgc.co.uk
Sector Business Services Location London
Acquired 2010 Deal size €283m

Background

LGC, which provides 'mission critical' services delivered via highly skilled staff, is strongly positioned, as market leader, to consolidate its fragmented sector through focussed acquisitions to build scale in the UK and internationally.  Since Bridgepoint's investment in 2010, LGC has made 2 sizeable acquistions:  HFL Sport Science, the world's largest sports diving surveillance laboratory and K-Bioscience, a leading provider of genotyping equipment and services to the academic, pharmaceutical and agro industries.