# Teledyne acquires Roper's scientific imaging brands for $225M

Teledyne Technologies agreed to buy Roper Industries' scientific imaging businesses, including Princeton Instruments, Photometrics, and Lumenera, for $225 million in cash. The deal is expected to close in early 2019.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2018-12-20
- Where: United States
- Value: $225.0M
- Status: announced
- Products: scientific imaging cameras, spectrographs, optics
- Sectors: [Semiconductors and Industrial Electronics](https://endata.com/sectors/semiconductors-electronics.md)

## Companies

- [Teledyne Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/1748.md) (acquirer)
- [Roper Technologies](https://endata.com/companies/9293.md) (target)
- [Roper Industries](https://endata.com/companies/19382.md) (target)

## Sources

- [optics.org](https://optics.org/news/roper-sells-scientific-imaging-brands-to-teledyne), 2018-12-20: "These scientific imaging businesses have similar capabilities and are highly complementary to Teledyne's products and markets."
- [distilnfo.com](https://www.distilnfo.com/lifesciences/2018/12/24/teledyne-to-acquire-scientific-imaging-businesses-of-roper-technologies/), 2018-12-24: "Teledyne will acquire the Scientific Imaging businesses of Roper for $225 million in cash."

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