Madison Dearborn's VWR acquires Seastar Chemicals
VWR International LLC, a portfolio company of U.S. private equity firm Madison Dearborn Partners, has acquired Seastar Chemicals Inc, a Sidney, British Columbia maker of high purity reagents used in the global research, laboratory and microelectronics industries. No financial terms were released. Radnor, Pennsylvania's VWR, a provider of solutions to laboratory and production customers, said the acquisition extends its high purity reagents capabilities. Madison Dearborn bought VWR from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice in June 2007.




