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Judges Scientific

March 2016

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Judges has acquired Hampshire-based CoolLED, which designs and manufactures illumination systems for fluorescence microscopy, a growing niche of the life-sciences market where LED light sources are progressively replacing conventional mercury based lighting systems in new and existing installations. Scientifica, acquired by Judges in 2013, is one of CoolLED's major customers so it’s a business already well known to Judges.Judges has paid £3m upfront (net of cash) together with £1m based on future performance for the business, which made an adjusted operating profit of £0.75m on sales of £2.8m in 2015. Eps forecast is 117.3p for a PE of 13.3. Strong hold. ...

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