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Kewaunee Scientific agrees $55 million acquisition of laboratory furniture dealer Nycom

🇺🇸 Kewaunee Scientific Corp /De/ (KEQU) · Mon 02 Nov 2026

The NASDAQ-listed laboratory furniture maker plans to buy Nycom, Inc. for an initial base price of $55 million, with PNC Bank expected to provide financing.

Kewaunee Scientific Corp (NASDAQ: KEQU) announced on 2 November 2026 that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Nycom, Inc., a US dealer of laboratory furniture. The initial base price is $55 million.

The consideration has three parts: cash, a $20 million subordinated note and $5 million in newly issued Kewaunee shares. PNC Bank is expected to provide financing for the transaction. The summary of the announcement does not give the cash amount, the terms of the note or details of the bank facility.

Closing is expected in the fourth quarter of Kewaunee's fiscal 2027 and is subject to customary conditions. No further detail on those conditions was available.

The deal concerns laboratory infrastructure rather than a medicine, and it involves no regulator or regulatory decision.

What it means for your team

  • This is a commercial supply-chain transaction in laboratory furniture; it carries no direct regulatory, pharmacovigilance or product-quality implications.
  • Quality and facilities teams that buy laboratory fit-out through Kewaunee or Nycom may wish to ask about any changes to dealer arrangements once the deal closes, which is expected in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2027.
  • Completion remains subject to customary conditions, so the timetable could change.

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